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Little River in North Carolina

River62.1 mi
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Around Little River

Killens Hill · 3.3 miHams Hill · 11.9 mi10 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Little River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little River near Mount Pleasant, NC (site 02102907). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2021 to 2026

Little River typically runs highest in January, at a median 164 cfs, and lowest in June, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,770 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Little River near Mount Pleasant, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January164100 to 295
February148105 to 223
March144100 to 253
April12644 to 251
May8544 to 151
June2112 to 51
July5221 to 129
August9526 to 240
September5631 to 279
October5032 to 117
November7640 to 139
December11579 to 182

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little River near Mount Pleasant, NC (site 02102907). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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