TidalMapNeuse River near Falls, 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 02087183 sits on the Neuse River and reads everything draining 771 square miles of the Upper Neuse basin. Its datum sits 198 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1983, 44 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 Neuse River near Clayton, NC at 1,150 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 67% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Neuse River at Smithfield, NC.
Normal flows here
The Neuse River runs a median of 164 cfs at this gauge across 44 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 567 cfs, and December the leanest at 107 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,420 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2018.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 284 cfs | 173% |
| Feb | 443 cfs | 270% |
| Mar | 567 cfs | 346% |
| Apr | 420 cfs | 256% |
| May | 180 cfs | 110% |
| Jun | 161 cfs | 98% |
| Jul | 156 cfs | 95% |
| Aug | 160 cfs | 98% |
| Sep | 150 cfs | 91% |
| Oct | 139 cfs | 85% |
| Nov | 112 cfs | 68% |
| Dec | 107 cfs | 65% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1983 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Neuse River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 6 feet. NWS starts watching it at 5 feet. The highest crest on record is 8.1 feet, in September 1996.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 6 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 7 ft |
| Major flooding | 8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NEUN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02087183. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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