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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, NC

HOT SPRINGS, NC35.8899°N, -82.8210°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,812cfs

GAUGE HT

3.09ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,812cfs 43.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 874–1,182 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,865cfs

PERIOD LOW

786cfs

RUNNABLE

39%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.09ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

71°

MON

83°

70°

TUE

84°

68°

WED

89°

66°

THU

90°

70°

FRI

92°

71°

SAT

94°

72°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

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78°

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86°

90°

91°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G21

ESE

G16

G13

ENE

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

NNW

G17

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G19

ESE

G23

ESE

G16

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

G14

G13

G15

SSE

G15

ESE

G13

G11

G12

G10

SSE

NNW

WNW

SSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSE

NNE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

17%

22%

24%

19%

17%

16%

19%

20%

26%

32%

46%

45%

35%

29%

30%

28%

21%

13%

10%

11%

17%

11%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

68%

100%

94%

100%

97%

96%

100%

56%

100%

65%

83%

100%

35%

100%

68%

89%

81%

35%

25%

100%

88%

91%

100%

90%

99%

85%

67%

100%

30%

10%

11%

54%

93%

78%

63%

12%

11%

10%

11%

10%

17%

27%

40%

47%

40%

26%

19%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.8899, -82.8210

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

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