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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 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

306cfs

GAUGE HT

4.87ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

306cfs 63.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 267–361 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

367cfs

PERIOD LOW

287cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

4.87ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

68°

MON

77°

69°

TUE

80°

68°

WED

90°

65°

THU

92°

68°

FRI

92°

70°

SAT

86°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

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70°

76°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

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78°

73°

72°

71°

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68°

73°

79°

82°

85°

87°

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92°

89°

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84°

81°

79°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

74°

75°

77°

80°

85°

90°

92°

88°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph W

G 17 mph

G17

G12

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G14

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G12

G14

G11

G14

G11

NNE

G18

ENE

G17

G19

ENE

G17

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G11

ENE

G15

G11

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G14

G12

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

G23

G22

G24

NNW

G22

NNW

G15

NNW

NNE

G10

ENE

G14

NNE

G17

NNW

G20

G19

G17

G21

G27

G25

G18

G14

G11

G10

NNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

41%

38%

37%

42%

40%

53%

49%

37%

42%

33%

23%

24%

32%

28%

36%

38%

40%

41%

40%

39%

34%

33%

31%

21%

27%

21%

20%

67%

54%

40%

23%

10%

13%

51%

18%

10%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

68%

100%

89%

100%

91%

100%

84%

83%

78%

100%

15%

87%

80%

99%

27%

80%

98%

92%

93%

100%

99%

79%

19%

23%

37%

40%

78%

93%

80%

100%

22%

12%

57%

100%

72%

100%

10%

44%

48%

100%

11%

14%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

946

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:25 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 21M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% 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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