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Eno River in North Carolina

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Around Eno River

5 mi

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

Eno River is a 37.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Eno River at Hillsborough, NC (site 02085000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Eno River typically runs highest in March, at a median 57 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,180 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Eno River at Hillsborough, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4425 to 79
February5733 to 103
March5737 to 100
April4931 to 84
May2517 to 42
June169.0 to 30
July115.4 to 23
August8.23.8 to 21
September6.93.2 to 17
October8.03.3 to 20
November155.3 to 30
December2812 to 55

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Eno River at Hillsborough, NC (site 02085000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Eno River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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