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Upper Little R River
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UPPER LITTLE R RIVER
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UPPER LITTLE R AT SR1740 AT PETRA MILLS, NC

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC35.8420°N, -81.3614°W Updated 22 hr ago
FLOW RATE
17cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
17cfs 33.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 1418 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
42cfs
PERIOD LOW
10cfs
RUNNABLE
25%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.9in

-33% vs normal

15.88 in of precipitation so far this year, 33% below the 30-year normal of 23.71 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.8–31.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-33%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.49" · normal 3.80" (2.2–5.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.88" · normal 3.39" (1.6–5.6)
Feb
Mar: 2.01" · normal 4.29" (2.5–6.4)
Mar
Apr: 1.08" · normal 4.02" (1.6–5.8)
Apr
May: 5.00" · normal 3.57" (1.2–6.3)
May
Jun: 2.93" · normal 3.70" (1.4–6.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.50" (so far)· normal 3.58" (1.6–6.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.85" (1.9–5.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.94" (1.9–6.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.62" (1.1–6.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.35" (1.3–5.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.85" (2.4–5.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:34 PM
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Station Location

35.8420, -81.3614
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
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