Haw River near Bynum, NC Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02096960 sits on the Haw River and reads everything draining 1,275 square miles of the Haw basin. Its datum sits 283 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1973, 53 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Haw River at Haw River, NC, reading 606 square miles. This gauge adds the 669 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Jordan Lake at Haw River Arm, NC at 1,296 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Haw River near Moncure, NC and Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC.

Normal flows here

The Haw River runs a median of 492 cfs at this gauge across 53 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,130 cfs, and September the leanest at 218 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 73,000 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 1983.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1973 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Haw River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.2 feet, in July 2025.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BYNN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.