About this river
Mayo River is a 6.2 mile river near Dan River Company in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mayo River near Price, NC (site 02070500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Mayo River typically runs highest in March, at a median 322 cfs, and lowest in September, at 160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,400 cfs, in 1945.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 274 | 199 to 380 | |
| February | 303 | 218 to 418 | |
| March | 322 | 245 to 435 | |
| April | 319 | 246 to 420 | |
| May | 275 | 213 to 360 | |
| June | 236 | 173 to 326 | |
| July | 200 | 143 to 274 | |
| August | 178 | 128 to 264 | |
| September | 160 | 121 to 226 | |
| October | 168 | 128 to 244 | |
| November | 189 | 145 to 278 | |
| December | 237 | 175 to 332 |
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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mayo River near Price, NC (site 02070500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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