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Wai Mauna SUP Tours and Paddleboard Rentals - Brevard

West Fork French Broad River near Wai Mauna SUP Tours and Paddleboard Rentals - Brevard

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About this river

West Fork French Broad River is a 2.2 mile river near Wai Mauna SUP Tours and Paddleboard Rentals - Brevard in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge French Broad River at Rosman, NC (site 03439000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1908 to 2026

West Fork French Broad River typically runs highest in March, at a median 270 cfs, and lowest in September, at 119 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,220 cfs, in 2024.

Typical flow by month at French Broad River at Rosman, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January236161 to 336
February251185 to 358
March270209 to 357
April267204 to 370
May215170 to 295
June174139 to 244
July142106 to 190
August12893 to 197
September11982 to 187
October12181 to 196
November14699 to 231
December192122 to 308

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 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for French Broad River at Rosman, NC (site 03439000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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