TidalMapLumber River at Boardman, 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 02134500 sits on the Lumber River and reads everything draining 1,228 square miles of the Lumber basin. Its datum sits 71 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1930, 97 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Lumber River at Lumberton, NC, reading 714 square miles. This gauge adds the 514 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Lumber River runs a median of 680 cfs at this gauge across 97 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,850 cfs, and July the leanest at 497 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 36,700 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 42 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,540 cfs | 226% |
| Feb | 1,650 cfs | 243% |
| Mar | 1,850 cfs | 272% |
| Apr | 1,360 cfs | 200% |
| May | 722 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 544 cfs | 80% |
| Jul | 497 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 562 cfs | 83% |
| Sep | 541 cfs | 80% |
| Oct | 506 cfs | 74% |
| Nov | 626 cfs | 92% |
| Dec | 1,060 cfs | 156% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1930 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 14.4 feet, in October 2016.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 2016 | 14.4 ft |
| September 2018 | 14.4 ft |
| January 2000 | 12.6 ft |
| September 1928 | 11.8 ft |
| July 1901 | 10.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRDN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Lumber River at Lumberton, NC
- Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC
- Cape Fear River at Wilm O Huske Lock near Tarheel, NC
- Lumber River near Maxton, NC
- Big Shoe Heel Creek near Laurinburg, NC
- Waccamaw River at Freeland, NC
- Beaver Creek at Cumberland, NC
- Little Rockfish Creek near Cumberland, NC
- Blounts Creek at Winslow Street at Fayetteville NC
- Rockfish Creek at Raeford, NC
- Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, NC
- Cross Creek at Blue Street at Fayetteville, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02134500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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