USGS · 03503000

LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER

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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER AT NEEDMORE, NC

SWAIN COUNTY, NC35.3364°N, -83.5269°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

374cfs

GAUGE HT

2.06ft

AIR TEMP

90°F

WIND

1mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

374cfs 67.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 318–430 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

445cfs

PERIOD LOW

364cfs

RUNNABLE

95%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.06ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

71°

FRI

96°

76°

SAT

96°

69°

SUN

95°

65°

MON

91°

64°

TUE

91°

67°

WED

80°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

79°

83°

87°

90°

93°

95°

96°

93°

89°

91°

87°

84°

83°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

78°

82°

87°

91°

93°

95°

96°

84°

76°

73°

76°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

69°

73°

81°

88°

92°

95°

90°

80°

71°

70°

75°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

68°

72°

78°

83°

88°

91°

76°

81°

80°

77°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

74°

80°

84°

87°

89°

91°

89°

87°

84°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ENE

G 3 mph

ENE

ESE

ENE

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

ENE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G14

G10

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

NNE

WNW

WSW

WNW

ESE

G13

G12

NNE

NNW

ENE

ESE

NNW

G10

ESE

NNW

WNW

ESE

ENE

WNW

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

20%

21%

19%

18%

12%

24%

11%

14%

58%

32%

24%

67%

19%

34%

65%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

63%

29%

28%

33%

63%

97%

100%

88%

100%

86%

68%

100%

84%

96%

43%

59%

55%

21%

54%

100%

61%

100%

19%

18%

38%

72%

12%

10%

11%

100%

27%

100%

78%

80%

94%

83%

32%

67%

97%

100%

17%

18%

63%

100%

38%

100%

89%

17%

10%

17%

77%

10%

20%

18%

39%

17%

20%

50%

97%

53%

65%

77%

87%

95%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

959

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:23 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

90% illuminated

Station Location

35.3364, -83.5269

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 23:55 UTC

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