Catawba River at Sr1223 below Lake James near Bridgewater, NC

USGS Site No: 02138520 • Catawba River • Burke County, NC

Catawba River at Sr1223 below Lake James near Bridgewater, NC on the Catawba River is currently at 89 cfs (Very Low — 5th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.58 ft.

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Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC
89
CFS Discharge
1.58
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 167 Today: 89 cfs
25th Low threshold 390
50th (Median) Normal (median) 491
75th High threshold 932
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.

976 488 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 804 2.62
May 27, 2026 182 1.76
May 26, 2026 92 1.59
May 25, 2026 93 1.60
May 24, 2026 91 1.59
May 23, 2026 92 1.59
May 22, 2026 91 1.59
May 21, 2026 102 1.62
May 20, 2026 96 1.61
May 19, 2026 95 1.60
May 18, 2026 95 1.60
May 17, 2026 94 1.60
May 16, 2026 94 1.60
May 15, 2026 93 1.60
Apr 21, 2026 114 1.67
Apr 20, 2026 108 1.65
Apr 19, 2026 108 1.65
Apr 18, 2026 108 1.65
Apr 17, 2026 155 1.80
Apr 16, 2026 232 2.03
Apr 15, 2026 232 2.03
Apr 14, 2026 239 2.04
Apr 13, 2026 229 2.02
Apr 12, 2026 229 2.02
Apr 11, 2026 229 2.02
Apr 10, 2026 229 2.02
Apr 9, 2026 228 2.02
Apr 8, 2026 228 2.02
Apr 7, 2026 232 2.03
Apr 6, 2026 225 2.01

Station Information

USGS Site No
02138520
State
NC
County
Burke County
Coordinates
35.7413, -81.8353
Drainage Area
386 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,056.7
HUC Code
03050101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

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

Currently 100.42 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,950 cfs
May 15, 2025
Min discharge
91 cfs
May 24, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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