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Big Swamp at Tar Heel Water Level & Fishing Conditions

BIG SWAMP NR TAR HEEL, NC · USGS 02134480 · North Carolina · 34.7103, -78.8364

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.15 ft
Flow 1.78 cfs · as of Aug 18, 9:00 AM UTC

Flow is 1.78 cfs.

Flow
1.78 cfs
Gauge Height
4.15 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 02134480 is a public stream gauge on Big Swamp in North Carolina. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Big Swamp is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Big Swamp?

Big Swamp is currently flowing at 1.78 cfs at USGS gauge 02134480 as of Aug 18, 9:00 AM UTC.

Is Big Swamp above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Big Swamp against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Big Swamp?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Big Swamp, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Big Swamp?

Nearby gauges worth checking include CAPE FEAR R AT WILM O HUSKE LOCK NR TARHEEL, NC (8.7 miles away), LUMBER RIVER AT LUMBERTON, NC (11.8 miles away), CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LOCK 2 NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (14.3 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Big Swamp?

NOAA forecast data for Big Swamp is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

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