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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 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

722cfs

GAUGE HT

1.03ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

722cfs 63.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 600–812 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

722cfs

PERIOD LOW

642cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.03ft

Water Temperature

78.3°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

67°

MON

78°

68°

TUE

80°

66°

WED

93°

63°

THU

93°

65°

FRI

94°

69°

SAT

96°

69°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

69°

71°

73°

74°

75°

77°

78°

74°

72°

76°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

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68°

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66°

67°

70°

71°

72°

74°

77°

79°

80°

76°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

68°

73°

79°

83°

87°

90°

92°

93°

92°

91°

87°

79°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

71°

76°

81°

85°

88°

91°

92°

93°

91°

89°

86°

81°

80°

79°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

70°

73°

77°

78°

83°

90°

93°

94°

92°

90°

87°

84°

81°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph S

G 9 mph

SSE

G10

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

SSE

G16

G14

G12

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G19

ESE

G20

G17

SSW

G16

ESE

G25

ESE

G30

G28

G26

G24

ESE

G22

G20

SSE

G16

SSE

G19

ESE

G19

G20

ESE

G19

G16

G18

G13

ESE

G16

ESE

G12

ESE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

WSW

SSW

NNW

WNW

G10

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

NNE

G10

WNW

G11

G14

G15

G11

WNW

NNW

SSE

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

29%

30%

34%

35%

31%

26%

21%

22%

21%

20%

27%

32%

44%

45%

43%

36%

32%

30%

27%

24%

22%

20%

18%

17%

14%

11%

18%

23%

15%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

80%

97%

95%

40%

23%

33%

74%

69%

93%

60%

36%

17%

26%

82%

100%

21%

89%

100%

46%

63%

41%

57%

39%

48%

100%

67%

10%

14%

91%

74%

45%

100%

31%

11%

91%

100%

84%

60%

42%

34%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

950

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.6089, -82.5781

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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