North Carolina / Waters /
French Broad River
River in North Carolina, past Asheville, Barnard, Bent Creek, Brevard, Craggy, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Horse Shoe, Hot Springs, Marshall, Pisgah Forest and Rosman
Current status
No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch. Larger round markers with a label mark beach and other official advisories nearby.
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About this status
No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.
Sources checked: a public source (last successful check 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC); a public source (last successful check 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC); NC DWR Sanitary Sewer Overflows September 2022 through December 2025 (ArcGIS) (last successful check 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC); NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer (last successful check 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC. · Updated
The last 90 days
- Caution: to 1 report: MSD of Buncombe County 1
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The records are also in the report table on this page.
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: MSD of Buncombe County 1
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The records are also in the report table on this page.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
- Discharges affecting the French Broad River in North Carolina, last 12 months11 affecting this stretch: 1 reported on the French Broad River; none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
- Days with a discharge affecting the French Broad River in North Carolina, last 12 months2Reported on the French Broad River in North Carolina: 2 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0 (counted apart; together they need not equal the total)December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
- Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the French Broad River in North Carolina, last 12 months10Reported on the French Broad River in North Carolina: 10 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
- 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the French Broad River in North Carolina0.2%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
- Records behind the last-90-days strip for the French Broad River in North Carolina1Reported on the French Broad River in North Carolina: 1 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.
Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
Reported discharges per month
32 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.
- Combined sewer overflow
- Sanitary sewer overflow
- Treatment bypass, blended or other
- No tracked source for this period
- Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Month | Combined sewer overflow | Sanitary sewer overflow | Treatment bypass, blended or other | Total | Counted from | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No tracked source for this period | |
| February 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No tracked source for this period | |
| March 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No tracked source for this period | |
| April 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No tracked source for this period | |
| May 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage | |
| June 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage | |
| July 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage | |
| August 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage | |
| September 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage | |
| October 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| January 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| February 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| March 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| April 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| May 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| June 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| July 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| August 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| September 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| October 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| December 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| January 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Source records | |
| February 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| March 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| April 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| May 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| June 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| July 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| August 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| September 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| December 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| January 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| February 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| March 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| April 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| May 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| June 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| August 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Source records | |
| September 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| October 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| October 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Source records | |
| November 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month
Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.
- Discharge or advisory reported
- No tracked source for this period
- Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022. 31 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Month | Hours with a discharge or advisory status | Hours from post-discharge periods | Hours in the month | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | No tracked source for this period |
| February 2022 | 0 | 0 | 672 | No tracked source for this period |
| March 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | No tracked source for this period |
| April 2022 | 0 | 0 | 720 | No tracked source for this period |
| May 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | Incomplete source coverage |
| June 2022 | 0 | 0 | 720 | Incomplete source coverage |
| July 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | Incomplete source coverage |
| August 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | Incomplete source coverage |
| September 2022 | 0 | 0 | 720 | Incomplete source coverage |
| October 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| November 2022 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| December 2022 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| January 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| February 2023 | 0 | 0 | 672 | |
| March 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| April 2023 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| May 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| June 2023 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| July 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| August 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| September 2023 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| October 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| November 2023 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| December 2023 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| January 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| February 2024 | 0 | 0 | 696 | |
| March 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| April 2024 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| May 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| June 2024 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| July 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| August 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| September 2024 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| February 2025 | 0 | 0 | 672 | |
| March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| April 2025 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| May 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| June 2025 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| September 2025 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| October 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 672 | |
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
| September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| October 2026 | 10 | 10 | 744 | |
| November 2026 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
Days with a reported discharge per month
A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.
- No tracked source for this period
- Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Month | Days with a reported discharge | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | 0 | No tracked source for this period |
| February 2022 | 0 | No tracked source for this period |
| March 2022 | 0 | No tracked source for this period |
| April 2022 | 0 | No tracked source for this period |
| May 2022 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| June 2022 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| July 2022 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| August 2022 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| September 2022 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| October 2022 | 0 | |
| November 2022 | 0 | |
| December 2022 | 1 | |
| January 2023 | 0 | |
| February 2023 | 1 | |
| March 2023 | 0 | |
| April 2023 | 2 | |
| May 2023 | 2 | |
| June 2023 | 1 | |
| July 2023 | 0 | |
| August 2023 | 0 | |
| September 2023 | 0 | |
| October 2023 | 0 | |
| November 2023 | 1 | |
| December 2023 | 2 | |
| January 2024 | 4 | |
| February 2024 | 0 | |
| March 2024 | 0 | |
| April 2024 | 0 | |
| May 2024 | 1 | |
| June 2024 | 0 | |
| July 2024 | 0 | |
| August 2024 | 0 | |
| September 2024 | 1 | |
| October 2024 | 0 | |
| November 2024 | 1 | |
| December 2024 | 2 | |
| January 2025 | 1 | |
| February 2025 | 2 | |
| March 2025 | 1 | |
| April 2025 | 1 | |
| May 2025 | 0 | |
| June 2025 | 0 | |
| July 2025 | 0 | |
| August 2025 | 2 | |
| September 2025 | 1 | |
| October 2025 | 1 | |
| November 2025 | 0 | |
| December 2025 | 0 | |
| January 2026 | 0 | |
| February 2026 | 0 | |
| March 2026 | 0 | |
| April 2026 | 0 | |
| May 2026 | 0 | |
| June 2026 | 0 | |
| July 2026 | 0 | |
| August 2026 | 0 | |
| September 2026 | 0 | |
| October 2026 | 2 | |
| November 2026 | 0 |
Reported volume per year
Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 32 reports that gave a volume as a number.
- Incomplete source coverage
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Year | Reported volume, gallons | Reports with a volume | Reports without a volume | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,975 | 1 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
| 2023 | 95,729 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 246,859 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 24,750 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 12,000 | 1 | 0 | Incomplete source coverage |
Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year
Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.
- Discharge or advisory reported
- Incomplete source coverage
31 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Year | Hours with a discharge or advisory status | Share of the year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | Incomplete source coverage |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2026 | 10 | 0.1% | Incomplete source coverage |
Reported discharges by calendar month, all years
Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.
Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Month | Reported discharges | Years of records |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 4 |
| February | 3 | 4 |
| March | 1 | 4 |
| April | 3 | 4 |
| May | 3 | 4 |
| June | 1 | 4 |
| July | 0 | 4 |
| August | 2 | 4 |
| September | 2 | 5 |
| October | 2 | 5 |
| November | 2 | 5 |
| December | 5 | 4 |
Reported discharges by wastewater outlet
Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 13, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.
Sources: nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025; nc-dwr-sso-2026. Records cover September 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.
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| Wastewater outlet | Sewer operator | Reported discharges |
|---|---|---|
| 18-333811 FM | MSD Buncombe County Collection System | 1 |
| Along old river rd. no address, located by manhole # | MSD Buncombe County Collection System | 1 |
| think broken line and TVing to determine | MSD Buncombe County Collection System | 1 |
| pipe failure from force main | MSD Buncombe County Collection System | 1 |
| Pump station located at 273 Gallimore Rd. | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Gallimore Road Pump Station | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Gallimore Rd Lift Station | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Gallimore Road Pump Station. | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Gallimore Road Lift Station | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Occurred at the site of the City of Brevard WWTP. The SSO was due to a force main break about 50 yds outside the fence. | Brevard Collection System | 1 |
| Other outlets (3) | 3 | |
| Outlet not stated | 19 |
How these charts are counted
We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records: records from May 3, 2022 to the latest update (limited records)
- nc-dwr-sso-2022-2025: records from September 1, 2022 to February 15, 2026
- nc-dwr-sso-2026: records from January 2, 2026 to the latest update
Reports linked to French Broad River
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Oct 12, 9:35 AM | MSD of Buncombe County · 1-153 Dairy Road, Asheville · SSO · 12,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 364 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 600 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · 18-333811 Fm · SSO · 19,213 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 101 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 172 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Along old river rd. no address, located by manhole # · SSO · 3,500 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · think broken line and TVing to determine · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · pipe failure from force main · SSO · 1,300 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Pump station located at 273 Gallimore Rd. · SSO · 2,200 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 34 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Gallimore Road Pump Station · SSO · 72,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Gallimore Rd Lift Station · SSO · 1,200 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Gallimore Road Pump Station. · SSO · 1,225 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Gallimore Road Lift Station · SSO · 5,700 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · SSO · 54,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 76,350 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 10,650 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 16,100 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 6,100 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 2,800 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · SSO · 11,250 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Brevard Collection System · Occurred at the site of the City of Brevard WWTP. The SSO was due to a force main break about 50 yds outside the fence. · SSO · 65,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
Sources: NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC; NC DWR Sanitary Sewer Overflows September 2022 through December 2025 (ArcGIS), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
Showing the latest 25 records of 32 records.See them all with filters.
All reports in North Carolina by year: 2026 (1 here) · 2025 (9 here) · 2024 (12 here) · 2023 (9 here) · 2022 (1 here)
Wastewater outlets on this water
No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.
Sewer operators listed for this water: City of Brevard, Henderson County, Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, Town of Hot Springs, Town of Marshall, Town of Rosman.
Boat launches
- Alexander River Park Access, Weaverville · Boat ramp
- Amboy Riverfront Park, Asheville · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Bent Creek River Park Access · Boat ramp
- Blantyre Access, Hendersonville · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Champion Park Access, Rosman · Boat ramp
- Craven Street Bridge, Asheville · Boat ramp
- French Broad River Greenway Access, Asheville · Boat ramp
- Glen Bridge River Access, Fletcher · Boat ramp
- Hap Simpson Park, Brevard · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Hominy Creek River Access, Asheville · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Horse Shoe · Boat ramp
- Ledges Whitewater Park Access, Weaverville · Boat ramp
- Murray Branch Boat Launch, Hot Springs · Boat ramp
- Penrose, Pisgah Forest · Boat ramp
- Pisgah Forest Access · Boat ramp
- Silver Line Park River Access, Woodfin · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Stackhouse Boat Launch · Boat ramp
- Westfeldt Park, Fletcher · Boat ramp
- Woodfin Park Access, Craggy · Boat ramp
Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · French Broad River on OpenBoatLaunch
Nearby waters
- Hominy Creek, NC No current status shown about 2 km away
- Bill Moore Creek, NC No current status shown about 6 km away
- Canie Creek, NC No current status shown about 10 km away
- Bent Creek, NC No current status shown about 11 km away
- Smith Mill Creek, NC No current status shown about 12 km away
Sources covering this water
- a public source · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC
- a public source · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC
- NC DWR Sanitary Sewer Overflows September 2022 through December 2025 (ArcGIS) · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC
- NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC
32 records linked to this water. Updated .