USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02089000 NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°20'15", long 77°59'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Wayne County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03020202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Secondary Road 1915, 0.2 mi upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 mi downstream of Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge, 3.2 mi south of Wayne County courthouse in Goldsboro, 4.3 mi downstream of Little River, and 135 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,399 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1333: 1931, 1935. WDR NC-81-1: Drainage area.
Gage height and discharge for the period Oct. 12, 2016, to Dec. 14, 2016, were revised on Feb. 21, 2018, based on changes to a gage-height correction.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1930 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 41.9 ft above NAVD88. Satellite telemetry at station.
Historical: Datum of gage is 42.95 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 24, 1931, nonrecording gage at railroad bridge 1.5 mi upstream at 44.95 ft. July 24, 1931, to August 31, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 2.3 mi upstream at 44.66 ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Floods of June 1866 and July 1919, reached stages of about 29 and 28 ft, respectively, at site 2.3 mi upstream at present datum, from flood profiles of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flood of October 5, 1929, reached a stage of 27.3 ft at railroad bridge at present datum; discharge, 38,600 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - POST REGULATION
Maximum Discharge: 53,400 ft³/s, Oct. 12, 2016; Maximum Gage-Height: 29.74 Oct. 12, 2016, as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - Prior to regulation, maximum discharge: 30,700 ft³/s, September 27, 1945; gage height: 26.72 ft at site and datum then in use; minimum discharge: 76 ft³/s, September 26, 1968.