About this river
South Fork New River is a 14.3 mile river near Wahoo's Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork New River near Jefferson, NC (site 03161000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
South Fork New River typically runs highest in March, at a median 479 cfs, and lowest in September, at 224 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,700 cfs, in 1940.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 405 | 289 to 551 | |
| February | 442 | 326 to 601 | |
| March | 479 | 371 to 635 | |
| April | 468 | 346 to 641 | |
| May | 397 | 299 to 545 | |
| June | 332 | 249 to 464 | |
| July | 280 | 209 to 385 | |
| August | 259 | 191 to 357 | |
| September | 224 | 173 to 345 | |
| October | 254 | 170 to 400 | |
| November | 294 | 195 to 459 | |
| December | 352 | 236 to 506 |
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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork New River near Jefferson, NC (site 03161000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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