TidalMapMayo River near Price, 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.
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About this gauge
USGS gauge 02070500 sits on the Mayo River and reads everything draining 242 square miles of the Upper Dan basin. Its datum sits 689 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1929, 75 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 Dan River near Wentworth, NC at 1,053 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 23% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Mayo River runs a median of 238 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 322 cfs, and September the leanest at 160 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 11,400 cfs in 1945, and the lowest is 33 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 274 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 303 cfs | 128% |
| Mar | 322 cfs | 136% |
| Apr | 318 cfs | 134% |
| May | 274 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 239 cfs | 101% |
| Jul | 201 cfs | 85% |
| Aug | 178 cfs | 75% |
| Sep | 160 cfs | 67% |
| Oct | 168 cfs | 71% |
| Nov | 188 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 237 cfs | 100% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1929 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Mayo River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.5 feet, in August 1985.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 11 ft |
| Major flooding | 13 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1985 | 15.5 ft |
| October 1937 | 14 ft |
| September 2015 | 11.9 ft |
| January 2010 | 11.7 ft |
| October 1947 | 11.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRIN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02070500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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