Tuckasegee River at SR 1172 near Cullowhee, 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 03508050 sits on the Tuckasegee River and reads everything draining 147 square miles of the Tuckasegee basin. Its datum sits 2,111 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

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, NC, reading 80 square miles. This gauge adds the 67 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Tuckasegee River at Barker's Creek, NC at 360 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 41% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, NC.

Normal flows here

The Tuckasegee River runs a median of 315 cfs at this gauge across 22 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 523 cfs, and September the leanest at 208 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,440 cfs in 2004, and the lowest is 25 cfs in 2007.

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 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.4 feet, in September 2004.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TKRN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.