USGS · 03447687

FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR FLETCHER, NC

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC35.4292°N, -82.5525°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

437cfs

GAUGE HT

3.70ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

4mph NNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

437cfs 70.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 376–508 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

511cfs

PERIOD LOW

420cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.70ft

Water Temperature

74.8°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

67°

MON

76°

67°

TUE

79°

65°

WED

90°

62°

THU

91°

64°

FRI

89°

66°

SAT

85°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

70°

72°

70°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

73°

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74°

73°

76°

73°

74°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

67°

71°

74°

78°

79°

78°

74°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

66°

72°

78°

82°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

85°

79°

74°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

68°

72°

78°

83°

87°

89°

91°

90°

88°

84°

79°

76°

74°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SSE

G 8 mph

SSE

G14

NNE

G13

SSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

ESE

WSW

SSW

ESE

G12

SSE

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G17

ENE

G15

G12

G11

ESE

G19

ENE

G21

ESE

G20

G18

G15

G13

G17

G13

G14

NNW

G12

NNE

G10

ESE

SSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

ESE

SSE

G14

SSW

WNW

G13

G15

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G12

NNW

G13

NNW

G19

NNW

G18

G14

G11

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

51%

69%

51%

40%

42%

43%

28%

26%

29%

31%

28%

26%

25%

24%

23%

29%

28%

26%

23%

28%

27%

26%

30%

37%

41%

38%

35%

33%

34%

78%

57%

36%

28%

19%

46%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

96%

62%

80%

100%

99%

84%

74%

76%

73%

66%

11%

10%

13%

12%

34%

74%

100%

91%

80%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

944

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

5% 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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