USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02103000 LITTLE RIVER AT MANCHESTER, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°11'36", long 78°59'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Cumberland County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030004, on left bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on Secondary Road 1451 (East Manchester Road), 0.3 mi above Tank Creek and 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on North Carolina Highways 87/24, north of Manchester.
DRAINAGE AREA - 348 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1938 to September 1950, July 2002 to current year. Occasional discharge measurements September 1968 to June 2002.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 122.83 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 17,400 ft3/s September 18, 2018. Maximum gage height 38.30 ft from floodmarks, as a result of Hurricane Florence.