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Second Broad River in North Carolina

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Around Second Broad River

5 mi

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

About this river

Second Broad River is a 38.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Second Broad River near Logan, NC (site 02150495). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2027

Second Broad River typically runs highest in March, at a median 105 cfs, and lowest in September, at 56 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,010 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Second Broad River near Logan, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10366 to 155
February9869 to 152
March10577 to 143
April10477 to 158
May9059 to 130
June6747 to 114
July5739 to 89
August6433 to 92
September5635 to 83
October5638 to 89
November6945 to 107
December8459 to 148

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Second Broad River near Logan, NC (site 02150495). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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