Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co.
South Fork Catawba River near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co.
About this river
South Fork Catawba River is a 10.2 mile river near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co. in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Indian Creek near Laboratory, NC (site 02143500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
South Fork Catawba River typically runs highest in March, at a median 90 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,350 cfs, in 1970.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 48 to 113 | |
| February | 84 | 60 to 122 | |
| March | 90 | 65 to 135 | |
| April | 84 | 58 to 117 | |
| May | 59 | 43 to 88 | |
| June | 47 | 33 to 73 | |
| July | 34 | 22 to 54 | |
| August | 31 | 19 to 51 | |
| September | 28 | 17 to 41 | |
| October | 30 | 20 to 47 | |
| November | 40 | 28 to 60 | |
| December | 56 | 37 to 92 |
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 Indian Creek near Laboratory, NC (site 02143500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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