About this river
Oconaluftee River is a 2.8 mile river near Smoky Mountain River Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC (site 03512000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2026
Oconaluftee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 669 cfs, and lowest in October, at 197 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,470 cfs, in 1963.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 547 | 380 to 791 | |
| February | 608 | 432 to 906 | |
| March | 669 | 501 to 919 | |
| April | 622 | 456 to 795 | |
| May | 455 | 363 to 639 | |
| June | 357 | 282 to 473 | |
| July | 305 | 236 to 435 | |
| August | 272 | 200 to 397 | |
| September | 206 | 153 to 297 | |
| October | 197 | 147 to 291 | |
| November | 247 | 183 to 428 | |
| December | 444 | 285 to 662 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC (site 03512000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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