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Around Rocky River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rocky River is a 62.1 mile river near Lake Tillery Kayaking LLC in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rocky R above Irish Buffalo CR near Rocky River, NC (site 0212433550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2026
Rocky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 182 cfs, and lowest in October, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,690 cfs, in 2003.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 138 | 92 to 235 |
| February | 147 | 107 to 241 |
| March | 182 | 123 to 265 |
| April | 136 | 92 to 210 |
| May | 104 | 72 to 169 |
| June | 81 | 53 to 154 |
| July | 75 | 46 to 138 |
| August | 78 | 43 to 128 |
| September | 61 | 41 to 115 |
| October | 59 | 45 to 107 |
| November | 70 | 53 to 155 |
| December | 117 | 69 to 212 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rocky R above Irish Buffalo CR near Rocky River, NC (site 0212433550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Rocky River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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