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Around Bear Ford Swamp
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bear Ford Swamp is a 3.1 mile stream near The Marina At White Lake in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC (site 02134480). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1986 to 2026
Bear Ford Swamp typically runs highest in March, at a median 263 cfs, and lowest in July, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,000 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 236 | 141 to 433 |
| February | 251 | 152 to 406 |
| March | 263 | 159 to 404 |
| April | 159 | 107 to 306 |
| May | 64 | 32 to 126 |
| June | 42 | 15 to 115 |
| July | 36 | 7.9 to 104 |
| August | 43 | 12 to 157 |
| September | 51 | 14 to 198 |
| October | 54 | 18 to 144 |
| November | 102 | 35 to 211 |
| December | 188 | 70 to 284 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC (site 02134480). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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