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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Branch Rocky River is a 3.2 mile stream near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co. in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge W. BR Rocky R B Mth of S Prong R near Cornelius, NC (site 0212393300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2004 to 2026
West Branch Rocky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,280 cfs, in 2020.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 7.3 to 18 |
| February | 12 | 8.8 to 22 |
| March | 16 | 11 to 24 |
| April | 13 | 8.1 to 17 |
| May | 7.9 | 5.9 to 13 |
| June | 5.8 | 3.4 to 9.8 |
| July | 4.4 | 2.8 to 7.5 |
| August | 4.2 | 2.4 to 6.7 |
| September | 3.5 | 1.8 to 6.0 |
| October | 3.1 | 2.0 to 5.8 |
| November | 4.9 | 3.0 to 12 |
| December | 7.4 | 4.3 to 17 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for W. BR Rocky R B Mth of S Prong R near Cornelius, NC (site 0212393300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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