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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,133cfs

GAUGE HT

3.47ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

2mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

3,133cfs 33.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 786–1,064 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,133cfs

PERIOD LOW

793cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.47ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

71°

MON

82°

71°

TUE

85°

66°

WED

89°

65°

THU

88°

69°

FRI

89°

70°

SAT

88°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

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79°

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74°

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82°

85°

86°

87°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NW

G 4 mph

WSW

G10

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G17

G15

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G15

ESE

G12

ENE

ESE

G13

ENE

G11

G12

ESE

G11

G17

ESE

G12

G10

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G11

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G11

G10

G13

G11

ESE

SSE

NNW

WNW

SSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

SSW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

23%

14%

19%

18%

20%

23%

26%

21%

25%

23%

21%

24%

20%

18%

19%

24%

22%

21%

28%

32%

37%

40%

44%

29%

27%

21%

17%

13%

17%

12%

20%

37%

25%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

100%

92%

98%

100%

96%

63%

23%

16%

19%

100%

43%

100%

63%

13%

92%

100%

89%

100%

76%

19%

38%

100%

15%

11%

100%

17%

36%

60%

73%

64%

44%

28%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

35.8899, -82.8210

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

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