TidalMapLower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02142000 sits on the Lower Little River and reads everything draining 28 square miles of the Upper Catawba basin. Its datum sits 1,073 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1953, 71 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC at 1,450 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 2% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Lower Little River runs a median of 26 cfs at this gauge across 71 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 40 cfs, and September the leanest at 16 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,340 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 1.5 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 34 cfs | 131% |
| Mar | 39 cfs | 150% |
| Apr | 40 cfs | 154% |
| May | 30 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 28 cfs | 106% |
| Jul | 21 cfs | 81% |
| Aug | 20 cfs | 77% |
| Sep | 16 cfs | 62% |
| Oct | 17 cfs | 65% |
| Nov | 20 cfs | 77% |
| Dec | 25 cfs | 96% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1953 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Lower Little River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.7 feet, in August 1970.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 33 ft |
| Major flooding | 35 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1970 | 15.7 ft |
| July 1984 | 15.5 ft |
| April 1991 | 14.9 ft |
| July 1967 | 14.1 ft |
| April 1958 | 13.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELLN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Middle Little River at Moretz Dam near Bethlehem, NC
- Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC
- Upper Little River at Sr1740 at Petra Mills, NC
- Yadkin River below W Kerr Scott Dam near Buck, NC
- Elk Creek at Elkville, NC
- Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, NC
- Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, NC
- Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC
- Catawba River at Rhodhiss, NC
- Henry Fork near Henry River, NC
- Yadkin River at Patterson, NC
- South Fork New River near Jefferson, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02142000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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