Rocky River above Irish Buffalo Creek near Rocky River, NC

USGS Site No: 0212433550 • Rocky River • Cabarrus County, NC

Rocky River above Irish Buffalo Creek near Rocky River, NC on the Rocky River is currently at 83 cfs (Normal — 44th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.42 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Rocky River
Rocky River at Us 64 Near Siler City, NC
Downstream on Rocky River ↓
Rocky River Near Norwood, NC
83
CFS Discharge
1.42
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 35
25th Low threshold 48
50th (Median) Normal (median) 95 Today: 83 cfs
75th High threshold 191
95th Very High threshold 541

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.

7.1k 3.5k 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 161 1.97
May 27, 2026 362 2.85
May 26, 2026 377 2.92
May 25, 2026 177 1.96
May 24, 2026 116 1.67
May 23, 2026 211 2.23
May 22, 2026 123 1.67
May 21, 2026 41 1.06
May 20, 2026 44 1.09
May 19, 2026 46 1.11
May 18, 2026 49 1.14
May 17, 2026 48 1.13
May 16, 2026 49 1.14
May 15, 2026 53 1.17
Apr 21, 2026 50 1.14
Apr 20, 2026 52 1.16
Apr 19, 2026 50 1.15
Apr 18, 2026 54 1.18
Apr 17, 2026 56 1.20
Apr 16, 2026 57 1.21
Apr 15, 2026 60 1.23
Apr 14, 2026 63 1.26
Apr 13, 2026 64 1.27
Apr 12, 2026 66 1.28
Apr 11, 2026 69 1.31
Apr 10, 2026 70 1.32
Apr 9, 2026 75 1.36
Apr 8, 2026 85 1.44
Apr 7, 2026 124 1.73
Apr 6, 2026 324 2.73

Station Information

USGS Site No
0212433550
State
NC
County
Cabarrus County
Coordinates
35.3217, -80.5408
Drainage Area
278 mi²
Datum (ft)
494.3
HUC Code
03040105
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
14.0 ft
Flood Stage
18.0 ft
Moderate Flood
26.0 ft
Major Flood
40.0 ft

Currently 16.58 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
670 cfs
May 28, 2025
Min discharge
41 cfs
May 21, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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