USGS · 03447687

FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR FLETCHER, NC

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC35.4292°N, -82.5525°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

435cfs

GAUGE HT

3.69ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

2mph NNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

435cfs 65.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 511–691 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,255cfs

PERIOD LOW

422cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.69ft

Water Temperature

74.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

67°

MON

76°

68°

TUE

81°

63°

WED

92°

62°

THU

92°

65°

FRI

90°

66°

SAT

90°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

73°

75°

74°

73°

76°

73°

74°

72°

69°

67°

65°

63°

65°

66°

71°

75°

77°

78°

79°

81°

80°

79°

74°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

67°

73°

78°

83°

86°

90°

91°

92°

91°

90°

89°

85°

77°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

70°

75°

80°

84°

88°

90°

92°

88°

81°

80°

82°

80°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

71°

73°

76°

79°

83°

87°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

G 9 mph

WSW

G15

G11

G10

ENE

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

SSE

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G17

ENE

G15

G12

G11

ESE

G19

ENE

G21

ESE

G20

G18

G15

G13

G17

G13

G14

NNW

G11

SSE

NNE

ESE

SSE

NNW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

G14

NNW

G12

NNW

ENE

NNE

G14

NNW

G14

G13

G11

G10

G11

G10

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

51%

42%

37%

32%

33%

32%

43%

44%

29%

39%

36%

35%

32%

24%

28%

27%

31%

32%

35%

38%

40%

36%

30%

31%

37%

36%

18%

22%

21%

19%

57%

36%

28%

19%

46%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

91%

100%

89%

97%

42%

87%

91%

49%

100%

97%

87%

100%

78%

76%

35%

57%

70%

90%

11%

63%

56%

80%

97%

100%

78%

84%

26%

80%

69%

96%

94%

77%

35%

100%

90%

100%

11%

100%

49%

100%

12%

13%

14%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

943

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 22M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

35.4292, -82.5525

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

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