Is the flow on the Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC normal for this time of year?

Current flow is classified as very low for June 11. Today's discharge is at the 8th percentile compared to the long-term historical record at this gauge.

Is the Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC at flood stage?

No — the gage height is 90.81 feet below the NWS flood-stage threshold of 103.0 feet.

What is the historical median flow for the Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC on June 11?

The long-term median discharge for this date is 1,700 cfs based on USGS daily statistics. The 10th–95th percentile range historically is 1,080 to unavailable cfs.

Where is the Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC stream gauge located?

The Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC stream gauge is operated by the USGS in Iredell County, NC on the Catawba River. USGS site number 0214244102 (coordinates 35.7572, -81.0892).

Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC

USGS Site No: 0214244102 • Catawba River • Iredell County, NC

Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC on the Catawba River is currently at 838 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 12.19 ft.

Reading from 1 week ago

↑ Upstream on Catawba River

Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC

838

CFS Discharge

12.19

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	1,080	Today: 838 cfs
25th	Low threshold	1,230
50th (Median)	Normal (median)	1,700
75th	High threshold	2,950
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.

10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026	—	11.77
May 27, 2026	—	11.73
May 26, 2026	—	11.36
May 25, 2026	—	10.54
May 24, 2026	—	10.94
May 23, 2026	—	10.56
May 22, 2026	—	10.21
May 21, 2026	—	10.21
May 20, 2026	—	10.13
May 19, 2026	—	10.11
May 18, 2026	—	10.12
May 17, 2026	—	10.12
May 16, 2026	—	10.18
May 15, 2026	—	10.18
Apr 21, 2026	—	10.19
Apr 20, 2026	—	10.17
Apr 19, 2026	—	10.18
Apr 18, 2026	—	10.74
Apr 17, 2026	—	10.90
Apr 16, 2026	—	11.05
Apr 15, 2026	—	10.81
Apr 14, 2026	—	11.08
Apr 13, 2026	—	11.08
Apr 12, 2026	—	11.09
Apr 11, 2026	—	10.39
Apr 10, 2026	—	10.55
Apr 9, 2026	—	10.45
Apr 8, 2026	—	10.45
Apr 7, 2026	—	10.54
Apr 6, 2026	—	10.45

Station Information

USGS Site No: 0214244102
State: NC
County: Iredell County
Coordinates: 35.7572, -81.0892
Drainage Area: 1,450 mi²
Datum (ft): 747.6
HUC Code: 03050101

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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage: 102.0 ft
Flood Stage: 103.0 ft
Moderate Flood: 104.0 ft
Major Flood: 106.0 ft

Currently 90.81 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge: 6,790 cfs

May 17, 2025
Min discharge: 383 cfs

Oct 13, 2025
Days at flood stage: 0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges

Catawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, NC
7.2 mi · 209 cfs

Very Low
Middle Little River at Moretz Dam near Bethlehem, NC
12.3 mi · 30 cfs

Low
Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC
15.4 mi · 16 cfs

Low
Upper Little River at Sr1740 at Petra Mills, NC
16.3 mi · 26 cfs

Low
Henry Fork Near Henry River, NC
18.3 mi · 86 cfs

Normal