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Deep River in North Carolina

River46.8 mi

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Around Deep River

B. Everett Jordan Lake14.1 miVista Point17 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Deep River is a 46.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deep River at Moncure, NC (site 02102000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1930 to 2026

Deep River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,340 cfs, and lowest in October, at 162 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 66,400 cfs, in 1945.

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Typical flow by month at Deep River at Moncure, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,030534 to 2,130
February1,280694 to 2,750
March1,340814 to 2,710
April1,050596 to 1,865
May479324 to 908
June325196 to 622
July259143 to 552
August240112 to 600
September16985 to 385
October16281 to 431
November265125 to 569
December604276 to 1,330

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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deep River at Moncure, NC (site 02102000). 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 Deep River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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