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MUD CREEK AT SECONDARY ROAD 1503 NEAR BALFOUR, NC

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC35.3350°N, -82.4636°W Updated 43 min ago

FLOW RATE

30.6cfs

GAUGE HT

5.19ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

4mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

30.6cfs 39.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 28–37 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

33.5cfs

PERIOD LOW

30.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.19ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.8in

-40% vs normal

15.81 in of precipitation so far this year, 40% below the 30-year normal of 26.54 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.7–33.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-40%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.88" · normal 4.61" (2.6–7.8)

Jan

Feb: 1.35" · normal 3.91" (1.6–6.7)

Feb

Mar: 1.90" · normal 4.85" (2.8–7.0)

Mar

Apr: 1.41" · normal 4.15" (2.2–6.2)

Apr

May: 6.02" · normal 3.68" (1.8–5.8)

May

Jun: 2.15" · normal 4.60" (2.4–8.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.09" (so far)· normal 5.02" (2.7–8.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 5.23" (2.5–8.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.30" (1.7–7.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.77" (1.2–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.12" (2.2–6.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.34" (2.5–7.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:29 AM

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