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North Carolina · river

Little Rockfish Creek near Cumberland

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

75

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:10:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:21:05 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Little Rockfish Creek near Cumberland
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Limes (51508207257).jpg by Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 22 mph

Air temp

53°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

20 cfs

Weather outlook

Thursday · 96

  • Mon

    78

  • Tue

    67

  • Wed

    69

  • Thu

    96

    Best

  • Fri

    73

  • Sat

    57

  • Sun

    71

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
10a1122
11a1123
12p1120
1p1218
2p1116
3p1115
4p1115
5p1015
6p716
7p511
8p513
9p514

Why this score

  • Wind — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-12
  • Gusts — Gusting to 22 mph — 11 mph over sustained-2
  • Cold — 53°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-11

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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