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CATAWBA RIVER

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CATAWBA RIVER BL LOOKOUT SHOALS DAM NR SHARON, NC

IREDELL COUNTY, NC35.7572°N, -81.0892°W Updated 185 d ago

FLOW RATE

499cfs

GAUGE HT

10.13ft

WATER TEMP

54°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

499cfs 39.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,080–1,461 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,296cfs

PERIOD LOW

370cfs

RUNNABLE

34%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

10.13ft

Water Temperature

54.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

73°

MON

80°

71°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

95°

66°

THU

100°

72°

FRI

94°

74°

SAT

85°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph ESE

G 4 mph

ESE

G11

NNE

G11

ENE

G12

G22

G21

NNE

G18

NNE

G17

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

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G10

G14

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NNE

G15

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G13

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G15

G17

G20

G17

NNE

G18

NNE

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

G15

G16

ENE

G14

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

G22

G21

G19

G15

WSW

G11

WNW

G10

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

G12

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G12

NNW

G13

NNW

G11

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G11

G15

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G23

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G20

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NNE

G14

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G15

PRECIP

chance %

21%

24%

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18%

28%

26%

24%

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38%

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38%

47%

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41%

35%

58%

19%

13%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

87%

100%

90%

100%

90%

100%

60%

39%

40%

75%

100%

92%

17%

10%

100%

32%

100%

70%

27%

28%

73%

100%

90%

77%

70%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:18 AM

SUNSET

08:41 PM

14H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

35.7572, -81.0892

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-01-08 00:00 UTC

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