Neuse River in North Carolina
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Around Neuse River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Neuse River is a 42.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Neuse River near Falls, NC (site 02087183). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
Neuse River typically runs highest in March, at a median 567 cfs, and lowest in December, at 107 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,420 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 284 | 76 to 1,320 |
| February | 443 | 138 to 1,280 |
| March | 567 | 176 to 1,850 |
| April | 421 | 176 to 1,345 |
| May | 180 | 130 to 377 |
| June | 160 | 123 to 235 |
| July | 152 | 121 to 197 |
| August | 160 | 127 to 192 |
| September | 150 | 123 to 183 |
| October | 139 | 108 to 186 |
| November | 112 | 82 to 177 |
| December | 107 | 70 to 466 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Neuse River near Falls, NC (site 02087183). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Neuse River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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