Tuckasegee River at Barker's Creek, 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 03510577 sits on the Tuckasegee River and reads everything draining 360 square miles of the Tuckasegee basin. Its datum sits 1,880 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2004, 22 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Tuckasegee River at SR 1172 near Cullowhee, NC, reading 147 square miles. This gauge adds the 213 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, NC at 655 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 55% of the water measured there. It then enters Fontana Lake on Ltl Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, NC, below which releases set the flow.

Normal flows here

The Tuckasegee River runs a median of 649 cfs at this gauge across 22 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 959 cfs, and September the leanest at 395 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,600 cfs in 2004, and the lowest is 105 cfs in 2009.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2004 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Tuckasegee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.3 feet, in September 2004.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DILN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.