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South Fork Mills River near Wai Mauna SUP Tours and Paddleboard Rentals - Brevard

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About this river

South Fork Mills River is a 4.7 mile river near Wai Mauna SUP Tours and Paddleboard Rentals - Brevard in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mills River near Mills River, NC (site 03446000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

South Fork Mills River typically runs highest in March, at a median 194 cfs, and lowest in September, at 80 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,050 cfs, in 2024.

Typical flow by month at Mills River near Mills River, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January166110 to 239
February177128 to 260
March194146 to 264
April191147 to 275
May160119 to 220
June12693 to 177
July10072 to 139
August9064 to 146
September8054 to 139
October8553 to 153
November10165 to 170
December13482 to 216

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mills River near Mills River, NC (site 03446000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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