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North Carolina
Johns River
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 112 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 33.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 68 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Johns River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Johns River is a 19-mile paddling stretch near Collettsville, North Carolina. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 112 cfs and a gradient of about 33.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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