About this river
Neuse River is an 18.1 mile river near Northwest Creek Marina in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Neuse River near Fort Barnwell, NC (site 02091814). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Neuse River typically runs highest in March, at a median 4,850 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,330 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,000 cfs, in 1999.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,340 | 2,220 to 7,720 | |
| February | 4,470 | 2,420 to 8,370 | |
| March | 4,850 | 2,830 to 7,860 | |
| April | 4,095 | 2,500 to 6,440 | |
| May | 2,140 | 1,280 to 4,590 | |
| June | 1,725 | 826 to 3,755 | |
| July | 1,380 | 970 to 3,360 | |
| August | 1,480 | 862 to 4,750 | |
| September | 1,835 | 915 to 4,350 | |
| October | 1,450 | 876 to 3,710 | |
| November | 1,330 | 877 to 4,045 | |
| December | 2,870 | 1,390 to 5,410 |
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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Neuse River near Fort Barnwell, NC (site 02091814). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 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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