About this river
Yadkin River is an 11.4 mile river near New River Outfitters in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, NC (site 02112000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Yadkin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 867 cfs, and lowest in October, at 470 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,000 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 722 | 510 to 1,080 | |
| February | 799 | 549 to 1,110 | |
| March | 867 | 628 to 1,200 | |
| April | 855 | 576 to 1,200 | |
| May | 798 | 550 to 1,110 | |
| June | 676 | 462 to 991 | |
| July | 566 | 422 to 797 | |
| August | 532 | 388 to 751 | |
| September | 490 | 359 to 678 | |
| October | 470 | 368 to 680 | |
| November | 528 | 391 to 780 | |
| December | 645 | 452 to 970 |
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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, NC (site 02112000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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