Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC

USGS Site No: 0214196125 • Catawba River • Alexander County, NC

Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC on the Catawba River is currently at 209 cfs (Very Low — 2th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.45 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Catawba River
Catawba River at Sr1223 below Lake James near Bridgewater, NC
Downstream on Catawba River ↓
Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC
209
CFS Discharge
4.45
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,010 Today: 209 cfs
25th Low threshold 1,180
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,600
75th High threshold 3,230
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

3.3k 1.7k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 2,520 6.21
May 27, 2026 2,630 6.34
May 26, 2026 2,200 5.96
May 25, 2026 898 4.94
May 24, 2026 1,700 5.41
May 23, 2026 1,220 5.08
May 22, 2026 522 4.54
May 21, 2026 614 4.59
May 20, 2026 674 4.68
May 19, 2026 617 4.59
May 18, 2026 618 4.59
May 17, 2026 735 4.68
May 16, 2026 625 4.61
May 15, 2026 640 4.63
Apr 21, 2026 526 4.72
Apr 20, 2026 519 4.71
Apr 19, 2026 394 4.60
Apr 18, 2026 799 4.91
Apr 17, 2026 1,030 5.07
Apr 16, 2026 1,250 5.23
Apr 15, 2026 1,110 5.25
Apr 14, 2026 1,180 5.29
Apr 13, 2026 1,180 5.30
Apr 12, 2026 1,200 5.30
Apr 11, 2026 1,010 5.04
Apr 10, 2026 1,080 5.08
Apr 9, 2026 946 5.00
Apr 8, 2026 940 5.00
Apr 7, 2026 944 5.00
Apr 6, 2026 876 4.96

Station Information

USGS Site No
0214196125
State
NC
County
Alexander County
Coordinates
35.8219, -81.1904
Drainage Area
1,310 mi²
Datum (ft)
836.3
HUC Code
03050101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
100.5 ft
Flood Stage
101.0 ft
Moderate Flood
105.0 ft
Major Flood
110.0 ft

Currently 96.55 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,600 cfs
May 17, 2025
Min discharge
394 cfs
Apr 19, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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