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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC

ASHEVILLE, NC35.6089°N, -82.5781°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

692cfs

GAUGE HT

1.00ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

4mph WNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

692cfs 59.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 598–808 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

819cfs

PERIOD LOW

652cfs

RUNNABLE

98%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.00ft

Water Temperature

77.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

65°

MON

77°

65°

TUE

81°

64°

WED

92°

60°

THU

89°

65°

FRI

80°

67°

SAT

88°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

68°

71°

73°

74°

75°

72°

75°

72°

74°

76°

70°

69°

68°

70°

73°

74°

75°

76°

77°

74°

70°

68°

66°

65°

66°

65°

64°

66°

70°

72°

75°

79°

81°

78°

77°

74°

71°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

61°

66°

72°

77°

81°

85°

88°

90°

91°

92°

88°

83°

79°

77°

75°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

70°

75°

79°

83°

85°

87°

89°

87°

83°

82°

80°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph WNW

G 4 mph

WNW

NNW

G14

NNW

ESE

G13

NNW

G20

SSE

G10

G15

G14

G13

G15

G14

ESE

G13

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

G13

G15

G16

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

SSE

G17

G13

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

NNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

G10

G14

G17

G16

G14

G15

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

G12

NNW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G16

G15

G13

G11

PRECIP

chance %

12%

16%

12%

14%

22%

21%

29%

51%

50%

51%

53%

49%

29%

24%

25%

27%

24%

23%

25%

26%

16%

20%

27%

28%

23%

24%

27%

30%

46%

77%

47%

17%

15%

23%

41%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

82%

100%

97%

100%

83%

76%

36%

100%

11%

44%

16%

12%

11%

10%

11%

100%

27%

10%

11%

18%

100%

74%

11%

37%

73%

100%

10%

21%

41%

56%

66%

72%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

951

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

35.6089, -82.5781

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:30 UTC

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