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EAST FORK PIGEON

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EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC35.4617°N, -82.8697°W Updated 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

40cfs

GAUGE HT

-0.21ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

2mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

40cfs 50.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 53–71 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

526cfs

PERIOD LOW

28cfs

RUNNABLE

29%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

-0.21ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

66°

MON

77°

65°

TUE

76°

62°

WED

85°

62°

THU

81°

65°

FRI

79°

66°

SAT

85°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

71°

72°

70°

71°

72°

74°

76°

74°

73°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

68°

70°

71°

73°

75°

77°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

68°

69°

73°

72°

75°

76°

74°

71°

68°

66°

63°

62°

63°

67°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

83°

79°

75°

76°

74°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

69°

74°

77°

81°

78°

77°

76°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph SSE

G 4 mph

SSE

NNE

ENE

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

NNE

G12

NNW

WNW

NNE

G15

G14

G13

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

G14

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G14

G13

G14

G15

G16

ENE

G16

G10

G13

G11

ESE

G14

G10

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

ENE

SSW

WNW

G10

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

15%

11%

19%

21%

19%

37%

38%

48%

56%

39%

32%

26%

18%

28%

15%

16%

17%

20%

16%

19%

30%

25%

23%

21%

23%

28%

35%

44%

45%

83%

67%

31%

26%

32%

11%

56%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

78%

100%

99%

100%

96%

100%

90%

100%

52%

15%

16%

12%

10%

11%

22%

53%

100%

11%

10%

12%

65%

85%

70%

17%

32%

64%

37%

32%

89%

96%

37%

19%

24%

41%

56%

65%

72%

71%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

927

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 22M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

35.4617, -82.8697

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

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