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SOUTH BUFFALO CR RIVER

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SOUTH BUFFALO CR NEAR GREENSBORO, NC

GUILFORD COUNTY, NC36.0600°N, -79.7258°W Updated 37 min ago

FLOW RATE

97.5cfs

GAUGE HT

3.11ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

97.5cfs 93.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

209cfs

PERIOD LOW

4.77cfs

RUNNABLE

57%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.11ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

14.9in

-35% vs normal

14.88 in of precipitation so far this year, 35% below the 30-year normal of 22.93 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

14.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.1–28.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-35%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.35" · normal 3.67" (1.9–5.1)

Jan

Feb: 2.42" · normal 3.15" (1.6–5.0)

Feb

Mar: 2.43" · normal 4.17" (2.4–6.3)

Mar

Apr: 0.95" · normal 3.54" (1.7–5.4)

Apr

May: 3.28" · normal 3.60" (1.5–5.9)

May

Jun: 2.66" · normal 3.86" (1.7–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.81" (so far)· normal 4.04" (2.6–6.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.66" (2.3–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.24" (2.1–7.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.17" (1.4–5.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.35" (1.1–6.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.59" (2.2–5.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:48 AM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 15:25 UTC

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