USGS · 03504000

NANTAHALA RIVER

USGS · 03504000LIVE

NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

NORTH CAROLINA35.1275°N, -83.6186°W Updated 19 min ago

FLOW RATE

107cfs

GAUGE HT

1.06ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

4mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

107cfs 56.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 89–121 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

115cfs

PERIOD LOW

99.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.06ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

SAT

86°

70°

SUN

85°

64°

MON

80°

64°

TUE

84°

64°

WED

83°

63°

THU

72°

64°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

83°

84°

85°

84°

80°

75°

74°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

79°

82°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

81°

77°

76°

75°

72°

70°

68°

65°

66°

71°

76°

82°

84°

85°

79°

76°

68°

66°

67°

70°

68°

66°

64°

65°

64°

67°

71°

76°

79°

80°

79°

76°

75°

74°

71°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

70°

74°

78°

80°

83°

84°

83°

79°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph ESE

G 6 mph

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

NNW

G12

SSW

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNE

ESE

ENE

ESE

WSW

SSW

G11

SSE

G12

ENE

SSE

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WSW

G11

WSW

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G11

WSW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

WSW

NNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

18%

17%

16%

11%

10%

11%

20%

24%

58%

19%

36%

69%

28%

22%

66%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

27%

23%

28%

20%

38%

44%

100%

71%

21%

100%

99%

100%

94%

44%

11%

99%

62%

12%

100%

96%

46%

61%

34%

33%

14%

21%

19%

41%

16%

11%

80%

99%

100%

66%

84%

100%

66%

43%

15%

69%

100%

51%

26%

17%

12%

19%

71%

44%

100%

86%

33%

67%

100%

96%

22%

43%

64%

11%

100%

95%

97%

45%

12%

11%

20%

11%

10%

65%

82%

96%

100%

82%

54%

39%

53%

80%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

917

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT10H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

87% illuminated

Station Location

35.1275, -83.6186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 10:49 UTC

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