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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NC35.2992°N, -82.6239°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

297cfs

GAUGE HT

4.81ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

4mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

297cfs 63.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 244–330 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

297cfs

PERIOD LOW

284cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.81ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

66°

MON

77°

65°

TUE

77°

63°

WED

89°

63°

THU

87°

66°

FRI

80°

67°

SAT

88°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

69°

72°

74°

77°

78°

77°

75°

74°

76°

71°

73°

77°

74°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

71°

72°

73°

75°

77°

74°

71°

68°

65°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

65°

68°

72°

74°

75°

77°

75°

71°

70°

69°

65°

64°

63°

68°

73°

79°

82°

85°

87°

88°

89°

85°

80°

79°

76°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

66°

67°

72°

77°

81°

84°

86°

87°

81°

77°

79°

80°

76°

74°

71°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SE

ENE

NNE

G11

NNE

SSW

G12

G11

ENE

G16

G13

G10

G11

NNE

ENE

WNW

NNW

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

G10

NNE

G18

G17

ENE

G15

G17

G20

ENE

G19

NNW

G10

ENE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSW

G15

G13

WNW

G13

G24

NNW

G28

NNW

G26

NNW

G24

G26

NNW

G25

NNW

G22

NNW

G15

NNW

G12

WNW

G13

G16

G17

G16

PRECIP

chance %

12%

10%

19%

39%

48%

44%

51%

30%

26%

34%

28%

27%

26%

24%

18%

23%

24%

37%

38%

28%

26%

29%

31%

39%

63%

88%

79%

42%

37%

38%

12%

45%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

91%

100%

93%

100%

87%

98%

100%

11%

33%

82%

100%

16%

10%

13%

100%

52%

13%

14%

59%

80%

100%

43%

22%

15%

27%

42%

61%

83%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

947

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:25 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 21M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

35.2992, -82.6239

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

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