About this river
Haw River is a 2.5 mile river near Cape Fear River Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Haw River near Moncure, NC (site 02098206). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2014 to 2026
Haw River typically runs highest in January, at a median 1,880 cfs, and lowest in November, at 382 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,800 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,880 | 515 to 5,480 | |
| February | 1,500 | 535 to 3,410 | |
| March | 1,550 | 651 to 4,420 | |
| April | 1,095 | 533 to 2,805 | |
| May | 852 | 412 to 2,900 | |
| June | 482 | 381 to 1,445 | |
| July | 486 | 372 to 843 | |
| August | 543 | 460 to 1,550 | |
| September | 454 | 381 to 547 | |
| October | 446 | 334 to 1,130 | |
| November | 382 | 300 to 526 | |
| December | 390 | 257 to 2,670 |
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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Haw River near Moncure, NC (site 02098206). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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