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North Carolina river and lake gauges

The water level now at 577 gauges on North Carolina's rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals, from A to Z. Each opens its own page.

577 gaugespage 3 of 3914 stations ranked in North CarolinaNorth Carolina weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
Swansboro - Intracoastal WaterayHMKN7Onslow1.35 ft31 min ago875
Swansboro - White Oak RiverSWBN7Onslow1.08 ft11 min ago531
Sweeten CreekSWCN7Buncombe6.81 ft11 min ago557
Swift Creek 1 SW (Swift Ck at NC97 near Leggett)LEGN7Edgecombe13.95 ft18 min ago302
Swift Creek 2 N (Swift Ck near McCullars X-roads)SFTN7Wake1.86 ft4 hours ago361
Swift Creek at Streets FerrySWFN7Craven3.07 ft21 min ago310
Swift Creek E (Swift Ck at SS1555 near Clayton)SFCN7Johnston0.66 ft21 min ago310
Swift Creek near ApexAPSN7Wake1.56 ft21 min ago665
Swift Creek Upstream of Kildaire Farm RdCKPN7Wake1.08 ft11 min ago651
Swift Creek Upstream of Queensferry RdSCQN7Wake0.90 ft16 min ago684
Swift Creek Upstream of Regency PkwySRPN7Wake0.75 ft11 min ago696
Swift Creek Upstream of SW Cary PkwyCPYN7Wake0.13 ft11 min ago660
Sylva - Scott CreekSCSN7Jackson10.62 ft11 min ago599
Taggart Creek at Taggart Ck @ West Blvd #6520WSTN7Mecklenburg1.44 ft11 min ago792
Tar River 0 NW LouisburgLOUN7Franklin3.90 ft51 min ago327
Tar River 1 NNE Rocky MountROKN7Edgecombe3.06 ft51 min ago361
Tar River 1 S TarboroTARN7Edgecombe1.68 ft21 min ago356
Tar River at (Tar R. at NC581 near Spring Hope)SPHN7Nash2.47 ft21 min ago310
Tar River at (Tar R. near Langley Xrds)LXRN7Nash0.53 ft21 min ago310
Tar River at GreenvillePGVN7Pitt5.13 ft36 min ago367
Tar River at GrimeslandGRMN7Pitt1.40 ft16 min ago210
Tar River near Tar RiverTRVN7Granville1.51 ft66 min ago371
Taylorsville 6WNW - Lambert ForkZLFN7Alexander0.62 ft11 min ago698
Third Fork Creek at Woodcraft ParkTFRN7Durham1.31 ft36 min ago367
Tick Creek near Mount Vernon SpringsMVSN7Chatham1.30 ft51 min ago98
Torrence Creek 2 WSW Torrence Ck near Huntersville #6547TORN7Mecklenburg1.25 ft56 min ago210
Town Creek at U.S. Highway 17TCVN7Brunswick1.98 ft16 min ago432
Trent River 6 W TrentonTNTN7Jones3.16 ft51 min ago98
Trent River at PollocksvillePLLN7Jones2.70 ft21 min ago310
TrentonTRTN7Jones1.80 ft16 min ago210
Tuckasegee @ SR1172 near Cullowhee 1 NNW Tuckasegee Rvr @ SR1172 NTKRN7Jackson3.84 ft21 min ago190
Tuckasegee River at Barkers Ck 2.5 NNW Tuckasegee Rvr @ BarkersDILN7Jackson3.13 ft21 min ago190
Tuckasegee River at Bryson CityTKSN7Swain2.03 ft21 min ago190
Tuckasegee River below Scotts Ck at Scotts Creek InflowSCTN7Jackson10.11 ft16 min ago-
Tusquittee Creek near HayesvilleTQCN7Clay2.64 ft51 min ago-
Upper Dan River 3 E Dan River near FranciscoFRNN7Stokes1.25 ft66 min ago371
Valley River @ AndrewsANVN7Cherokee0.70 ft31 min ago79
Valley River 45 NE Tomotla NcTMVN7Cherokee2.03 ft66 min ago245
Van Swamp 5 E HokeVANN7Washington2.01 ft66 min ago371
Vanceboro - Swift CreekVAAN7Craven6.86 ft11 min ago645
Vass 6E - Cane CreekCSFN7Moore2.00 ft11 min ago608
W Branch Rocky River at W Br Rocky Rvr Blo Mth Of S Prong RiverWBRN7Mecklenburg3.06 ft61 min ago133
W Fk Pigeon Rvr Hazelwood at W Fk Pigeon Rvr above Lake LoganLLGN7Haywood0.77 ft21 min ago541
W Fork Pigeon River 0.6 SW W Frk Pigeon Rvr near BethelCWPN7Haywood0.11 ft21 min ago541
W O Huske Lock - Ds Aux GageHUSN7Bladen-1.61 ft51 min ago98
Waccamaw 1 SW FreelandFREN7Brunswick2.28 ft66 min ago371
Wallace - Little RockfishRFCN7Duplin0.72 ft11 min ago555
Walnut Ck at Sunnybrook Dr in RaleighWALN7Wake2.16 ft11 min ago832
Walnut Creek at Trailwood DriveTRLN7Wake3.75 ft11 min ago715
Warrenton - Fishing Creek US401FCWN7Warren1.91 ft11 min ago474
WashingtonTRAN7Pitt1.12 ft16 min ago210
Watauga River 3 at Watauga R. near Sugar GroveSGWN7Watauga1.60 ft6 min ago184
Watauga River at Watauga R/Foscoe IflowsFOSN7Watauga3.99 ft31 min ago79
Waynesville 2SW - Richland CreekRLAN7Haywood3.77 ft61 min ago-
Whispering Pines - Little RiverLRTN7Moore2.39 ft11 min ago578
White Oak Creek 2 SW (White Oak Ck at Green Level)GLVN7Wake2.34 ft51 min ago327
Whiteville 2NE - White MarchWMWN7Columbus7.05 ft16 min ago663
Whiteville 2S - Soules SwampWHSN7Columbus99.90 ft11 min ago671
Wilkesboro - Moravain CreekMCWN7Wilkes8.45 ft11 min ago563
William Rrd St - Rockfish CreekRFWN7Duplin7.93 ft16 min ago624
Williams Creek Upstream of Gregson DrWCCN7Wake0.46 ft16 min ago642
Wilmington 2NE - Burnt Mill CreekLGBN7New Hanover1.40 ft31 min ago885
Wilson - Contentnea CreekCNWN7Wilson4.46 ft31 min ago79
Wilson - Hominy SwampHSWN7Wilson3.37 ft11 min ago324
Wilson Creek at EdgemontEGMN7Caldwell4.94 ft4 hours ago791
Winsor - Nc IflowsWNRN7Bertie1.10 ft16 min ago210
Winston Salem 15W - Muddy CreekMDRN7Forsyth1.49 ft11 min ago599
Winston Salem 3SW - Salem CreekSCEN7Forsyth1.72 ft11 min ago590
Winston-Salem - Bushy ForkBWSN7Forsyth1.66 ft11 min ago637
Winton @ US 13WONN7Gates2.05 ft11 min ago620
Woodville - Nc IflowsWDVN7Perquimans--245
Yadkin River 2 S Yadkin CollegeYADN7Davidson1.26 ft36 min ago393
Yadkin River 2 W WilkesboroWKSN7Wilkes2.98 ft21 min ago446
Yadkin River at ElkinELKN7Yadkin2.41 ft36 min ago393
Yadkin River at EnonENNN7Forsyth3.44 ft36 min ago393
Yadkin River at PattersonPATN7Caldwell1.07 ft51 min ago327
Yadkin River below W. Kerr Scott DamWKYN7Wilkes2.80 ft21 min ago464

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.