About this river
Yadkin River is a 21.8 mile river near Wahoo's Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yadkin River below W Kerr Scott Dam near Buck, NC (site 0211139110). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
Yadkin River typically runs highest in April, at a median 616 cfs, and lowest in October, at 340 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,220 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 564 | 357 to 907 | |
| February | 568 | 374 to 903 | |
| March | 609 | 464 to 826 | |
| April | 616 | 478 to 843 | |
| May | 577 | 431 to 887 | |
| June | 460 | 340 to 696 | |
| July | 406 | 313 to 636 | |
| August | 443 | 293 to 762 | |
| September | 353 | 260 to 558 | |
| October | 340 | 297 to 527 | |
| November | 375 | 245 to 633 | |
| December | 470 | 310 to 855 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yadkin River below W Kerr Scott Dam near Buck, NC (site 0211139110). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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