About this river
North Pacolet River is a 12.1 mile river near H2o Dreams Paddling School in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Pacolet River at Fingerville, SC (site 02154500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
North Pacolet River typically runs highest in March, at a median 217 cfs, and lowest in October, at 103 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,110 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 186 | 135 to 262 | |
| February | 200 | 149 to 285 | |
| March | 217 | 162 to 293 | |
| April | 197 | 152 to 285 | |
| May | 165 | 126 to 230 | |
| June | 147 | 106 to 190 | |
| July | 119 | 89 to 169 | |
| August | 116 | 81 to 160 | |
| September | 104 | 76 to 145 | |
| October | 103 | 76 to 154 | |
| November | 125 | 93 to 177 | |
| December | 151 | 110 to 222 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Pacolet River at Fingerville, SC (site 02154500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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