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First Broad River in North Carolina

River62.0 mi
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Around First Broad River

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

First Broad River is a 62.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge First Broad River near Casar, NC (site 02152100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1959 to 2026

First Broad River typically runs highest in March, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in September, at 41 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,870 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at First Broad River near Casar, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7553 to 107
February8055 to 121
March8862 to 127
April8560 to 130
May7551 to 107
June6138 to 88
July4932 to 69
August4732 to 64
September4131 to 56
October4230 to 62
November4837 to 67
December6042 to 91

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for First Broad River near Casar, NC (site 02152100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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