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Ararat River in North Carolina

River38.6 mi

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Around Ararat River

Bean Shoals14 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Ararat River is a 38.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ararat River at Ararat, NC (site 02113850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2026

Ararat River typically runs highest in April, at a median 331 cfs, and lowest in September, at 165 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,600 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Ararat River at Ararat, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January270194 to 391
February305216 to 408
March329238 to 429
April331235 to 451
May314213 to 428
June256182 to 361
July209146 to 295
August188135 to 275
September165123 to 237
October169132 to 242
November191146 to 272
December243173 to 343

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ararat River at Ararat, NC (site 02113850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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