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Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals

Neuse River near Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals

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About this river

Neuse River is a 30.0 mile river near Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Neuse River at Smithfield, NC (site 02087570). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 1991

Neuse River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,740 cfs, and lowest in September, at 290 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,800 cfs, in 1978.

Typical flow by month at Neuse River at Smithfield, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,320655 to 3,350
February1,540791 to 3,250
March1,740879 to 3,970
April1,050560 to 2,375
May678403 to 1,720
June449290 to 853
July340245 to 748
August372234 to 763
September290182 to 449
October294164 to 475
November344242 to 753
December754344 to 1,220

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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Neuse River at Smithfield, NC (site 02087570). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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