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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 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

701cfs

GAUGE HT

1.01ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

6mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

701cfs 63.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 697–943 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,294cfs

PERIOD LOW

629cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

1.01ft

Water Temperature

78.1°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

66°

MON

75°

66°

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

68°

mild

68°

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79°

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87°

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82°

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75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NW

G 4 mph

WNW

NNW

G10

ENE

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G14

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

G12

ESE

G10

G11

ESE

G10

SSE

G15

ENE

G15

G14

G21

ESE

G21

ESE

G22

G23

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

G17

SSE

G13

SSE

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 %

17%

10%

12%

16%

24%

21%

27%

47%

56%

59%

63%

49%

29%

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28%

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27%

17%

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19%

25%

27%

23%

24%

27%

29%

31%

77%

47%

17%

15%

23%

41%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

100%

88%

100%

94%

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%

71%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

951

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

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 00:00 UTC

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