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CATAWBA R RIVER

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CATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC

BURKE COUNTY, NC35.7413°N, -81.8353°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

115cfs

GAUGE HT

1.68ft

WATER TEMP

50°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

1mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

115cfs 83.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 305–413 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

544cfs

PERIOD LOW

115cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

1.68ft

Water Temperature

50.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

71°

MON

75°

68°

TUE

85°

65°

WED

95°

65°

THU

98°

71°

FRI

93°

69°

SAT

90°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

82°

79°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

69°

68°

69°

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69°

72°

74°

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80°

81°

84°

85°

84°

78°

74°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

71°

77°

82°

86°

89°

93°

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95°

94°

93°

89°

81°

76°

74°

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71°

76°

81°

87°

92°

95°

97°

98°

97°

91°

94°

90°

83°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ESE

G 5 mph

ESE

WSW

G13

NNW

ENE

NNE

G13

NNE

G14

G13

NNE

G10

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

G11

G13

NNE

G13

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

G14

G11

ENE

G17

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

G14

NNE

G17

G16

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

G17

G15

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

G10

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G12

G18

WSW

WNW

G12

NNW

G12

G15

G12

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

30%

31%

33%

36%

35%

40%

27%

30%

32%

34%

42%

36%

28%

29%

25%

31%

35%

30%

36%

32%

30%

31%

32%

40%

53%

48%

54%

52%

48%

38%

71%

36%

20%

23%

11%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

84%

100%

92%

71%

61%

77%

100%

99%

100%

67%

18%

16%

15%

11%

100%

10%

32%

22%

100%

69%

52%

100%

96%

91%

88%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:21 AM

SUNSET

08:44 PM

14H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

35.7413, -81.8353

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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