Cape Fear River

River in North Carolina, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 5,255 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

960

cfs · 31 min ago

Normal for today

1,510

cfs median, 45 yrs

Water temp

°F · 305d ago

Gage height

14.84

Normal for the date64% of medianUSGS gauge 02105769

Thirty-day mean discharge · 761–1,390 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK 1 NR KELLY, NC02105769	960 cfs	49°F	31 min ago
CAPE FEAR R AT WILM O HUSKE LOCK NR TARHEEL, NC02105500	877 cfs	—	1h ago
CAPE FEAR RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE, NC02104000	528 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 1,510 cfs over 45 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 954 and 2,550 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Cape Fear River

Cape Fear River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (117 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Cape Fear River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Light Cahill	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Cape Fear River

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