Old Catawba River below Catawba Dam Near Bridgewater, NC

USGS Site No: 02138816 • Old Catawba River • Burke County, NC

Old Catawba River below Catawba Dam Near Bridgewater, NC on the Old Catawba River is currently at 44 cfs (Low — 18th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.38 ft.

Reading from

44
CFS Discharge
1.38
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
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 0
25th Low threshold 82 Today: 44 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 84
75th High threshold 88
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.

91 45 0 cfs Apr 8 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 43 1.37
May 28, 2026 43 1.37
May 27, 2026 43 1.37
May 26, 2026 43 1.37
May 25, 2026 44 1.38
May 24, 2026 42 1.36
May 23, 2026 43 1.37
May 22, 2026 43 1.37
May 21, 2026 43 1.37
May 20, 2026 43 1.37
May 19, 2026 43 1.37
May 18, 2026 43 1.37
May 17, 2026 43 1.37
May 16, 2026 43 1.37
May 15, 2026 42 1.37
Apr 22, 2026 58 1.52
Apr 21, 2026 58 1.53
Apr 20, 2026 58 1.53
Apr 19, 2026 58 1.53
Apr 18, 2026 59 1.53
Apr 17, 2026 66 1.59
Apr 16, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 15, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 14, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 13, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 12, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 11, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 10, 2026 81 1.72
Apr 9, 2026 80 1.72
Apr 8, 2026 81 1.72

Station Information

USGS Site No
02138816
State
NC
County
Burke County
Coordinates
35.7345, -81.8874
Drainage Area
294 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,078.9
HUC Code
03050101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
86 cfs
May 2, 2025
Min discharge
13 cfs
Feb 16, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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