Water report · Davidson River
Davidson River conditions
Running low for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 20% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13
Davidson River flow history
What this means
44.4 cfs puts Davidson River in the 20th percentile for August 13, against 104 years of record.
The median for this date is 69.0 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 49.0 and 106.
Over the last 7 days, Davidson River ran between 45.5 and 84.3 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 9.
That is 8.40 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Davidson River ran between 34.9 and 84.3 cfs, lowest on Aug 1 and highest on Aug 9.
That is 6.60 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Davidson River ran between 32.4 and 579 cfs, lowest on May 20 and highest on May 26.
That is 19.6 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Davidson River ran between 32.4 and 579 cfs, lowest on May 20 and highest on May 26.
That is 116 cfs lower than on Aug 12.
Gage height, past 30 days
0.56 to 0.87 ft over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 03441000, DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC, 1.6 miles from the centre of Davidson River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 03441000, DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC, 1.6 miles from the centre of Davidson River. It reports gage height, discharge and water temperature. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Davidson River fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Davidson River record book