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Around Pamlico River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · 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
Pamlico River is a 38.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pamlico River at Washington, NC (site 02084472). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2008
Pamlico River typically runs highest in April, at a median 3,600 cfs, and lowest in November, at 412 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,200 cfs, in 2003.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,440 | 1,440 to 4,000 |
| February | 2,740 | 1,730 to 5,120 |
| March | 3,300 | 1,850 to 6,850 |
| April | 3,600 | 1,560 to 6,620 |
| May | 1,360 | 571 to 3,310 |
| June | 1,050 | 149 to 2,755 |
| July | 927 | 200 to 2,480 |
| August | 681 | -373 to 3,130 |
| September | 1,175 | -153 to 4,585 |
| October | 712 | -126 to 2,180 |
| November | 412 | -214 to 3,550 |
| December | 2,600 | 563 to 5,620 |
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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pamlico River at Washington, NC (site 02084472). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pamlico River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Blounts CreekBlounts CreekPublic
- Wrights CreekWrights CreekPublic
- Dinah's LandingPamlico RiverPublic
- Havens GardenRunyon CreekPublic
- BelhavenPantego CreekPublic
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