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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC

NORTH CAROLINA35.2992°N, -82.6239°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

301cfs

GAUGE HT

4.83ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

301cfs 52.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 412–558 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,557cfs

PERIOD LOW

261cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

4.83ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

68°

MON

78°

68°

TUE

79°

66°

WED

89°

64°

THU

92°

67°

FRI

85°

68°

SAT

83°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

82°

73°

71°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

69°

70°

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74°

76°

78°

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73°

71°

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69°

68°

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66°

67°

69°

73°

74°

79°

77°

76°

74°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

74°

79°

82°

85°

87°

88°

89°

88°

84°

80°

75°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

71°

77°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

88°

83°

80°

76°

74°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph S

G 9 mph

G12

NNE

G15

G11

ENE

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

NNE

G11

G10

G16

G11

G13

G16

G19

G20

G18

G19

G17

G16

NNE

G14

G15

G12

ESE

G13

G10

ENE

G10

NNE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

SSE

G10

G11

SSW

WSW

WNW

G16

G19

G22

G27

NNW

G24

NNW

G18

NNW

G13

G10

G11

G10

NNW

G13

G18

G21

NNW

G23

NNW

G23

G21

G19

G16

G17

G18

G15

G10

NNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

49%

60%

62%

51%

32%

28%

34%

29%

31%

36%

34%

30%

27%

25%

33%

28%

31%

28%

29%

31%

29%

32%

35%

36%

39%

44%

43%

40%

77%

55%

41%

31%

14%

39%

32%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

45%

partly

45%

100%

97%

100%

99%

100%

90%

85%

89%

100%

83%

93%

70%

76%

100%

59%

17%

29%

32%

26%

24%

42%

100%

25%

60%

87%

98%

100%

98%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

947

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:25 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 21M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

35.2992, -82.6239

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

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