Neuse River level at Falls
North Carolina · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02087183 — NEUSE RIVER NEAR FALLS, NC · NWS forecast point NEUN7
Reading taken · as of 33 min ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 114 CFS, this gauge is running 79% of normal for mid-September — below the 145 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 43 years of record (1983–2026).
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Flood stages at Falls
National Weather Service categories for gauge NEUN7, WFO RAH. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 8.0 ft
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Moderate flood 7.0 ft
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Minor flood 6.0 ft
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Action 5.0 ft · 5,714 CFS
- Right now 1.29 ft
Flow history at Falls
Daily values from USGS 02087183, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for NEUN7 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Falls
1 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 8.05 ft | 7,650 CFS | Sep 16, 1996 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Neuse River at Falls
In North Carolina, below Falls Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Falls Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Neuse River at Falls — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Falls Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Neuse River at Falls high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 145 CFS, from 43 years of record (1983–2026). Today is 79% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02087183 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for NEUN7 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.