Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the First Broad River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the First Broad River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .
The First Broad River is a tributary of the Broad River, about 60 mi (95 km) long in western North Carolina in the United States. Via the Broad and Congaree Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.The First Broad River rises on South Mountain in northeastern Rutherford County and initially flows southeastwardly into Cleveland County to the town of Lawndale, where it turns southward. After passing to the west of Shelby, the river joins the Broad River from the north in southern Cleveland County.