About this river
Ararat River is a 16.1 mile river near Dan River Company in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ararat River at Ararat, NC (site 02113850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2026
Ararat River typically runs highest in April, at a median 331 cfs, and lowest in September, at 165 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,600 cfs, in 1979.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 270 | 194 to 391 | |
| February | 305 | 216 to 408 | |
| March | 329 | 238 to 429 | |
| April | 331 | 235 to 451 | |
| May | 314 | 213 to 428 | |
| June | 256 | 182 to 361 | |
| July | 209 | 147 to 296 | |
| August | 186 | 134 to 272 | |
| September | 165 | 123 to 238 | |
| October | 169 | 132 to 242 | |
| November | 191 | 146 to 272 | |
| December | 243 | 173 to 343 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ararat River at Ararat, NC (site 02113850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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