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Nantahala River
USGS · 03504000
NANTAHALA RIVER
USGS · 03504000LIVE

NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1275°N, -83.6186°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
107cfs
GAUGE HT
1.06ft
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
2mph ESE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
107cfs 56.2% 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

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

24.5in

-21% vs normal

24.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 31.14 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

24.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

31.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.8–39.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 4.56" · normal 5.61" (3.8–8.4)
Jan
Feb: 4.08" · normal 5.17" (2.8–8.4)
Feb
Mar: 3.06" · normal 5.54" (3.5–7.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.97" · normal 5.12" (2.9–7.8)
Apr
May: 6.55" · normal 4.65" (2.3–7.4)
May
Jun: 4.13" · normal 4.57" (2.4–6.6)
Jun
Jul: 0.12" (so far)· normal 4.61" (2.7–7.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.56" (2.6–7.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.88" (1.6–5.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.02" (1.4–7.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.81" (2.6–7.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.64" (3.2–8.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:36 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
66°
SAT
86°
70°
SUN
87°
63°
MON
81°
62°
TUE
80°
63°
WED
81°
64°
THU
83°
63°
TIME
FRI
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
84°
85°
86°
86°
85°
81°
78°
77°
75°
74°
74°
73°
72°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SE
G 8 mph
3
G8
SE
4
G10
SE
4
G10
ESE
4
G11
SE
5
G8
SSE
8
G10
NW
3
G4
NW
2
G5
E
3
G6
SSE
2
G3
S
3
ENE
3
G4
E
3
G4
E
2
G3
E
1
SE
2
ENE
2
G3
NNW
2
G3
NE
1
G5
E
0
G7
N
1
G4
NNE
4
G6
E
3
G6
ESE
1
G5
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3
G5
SSW
3
G5
S
5
G7
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5
G8
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4
G7
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2
G5
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3
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G4
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4
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G11
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7
G12
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4
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4
G9
NE
7
G9
NE
3
G5
ESE
2
G3
SE
2
G3
NW
4
N
3
NNE
1
G3
WNW
1
G2
NNE
1
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2
NNW
1
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1
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7
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G7
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4
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5
G7
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4
G11
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3
G5
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3
G6
SW
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2
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0
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SE
1
G2
SSW
2
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1
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1
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NW
2
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2
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1
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6
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5
G13
WSW
2
G4
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NW
3
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1
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PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
15%
15%
17%
15%
15%
12%
4%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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5%
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5%
0%
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0%
0%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
58%
58%
58%
58%
58%
58%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
69%
69%
69%
69%
69%
69%
28%
28%
28%
28%
28%
28%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
66%
66%
66%
66%
66%
66%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
CLOUDS
cover %
36%
few
36%
100%
34%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1%
100%
100%
92%
69%
100%
94%
44%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
11%
0%
3%
99%
62%
12%
100%
96%
46%
2%
58%
75%
100%
17%
100%
17%
7%
9%
17%
20%
19%
16%
17%
17%
60%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
94%
97%
89%
78%
36%
38%
25%
69%
28%
17%
6%
5%
11%
9%
88%
100%
18%
34%
31%
21%
21%
18%
100%
100%
54%
11%
18%
22%
12%
31%
17%
21%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
96%
79%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
71%
72%
76%
78%
75%
69%
62%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
916
916914912913915912911911911910909910911910910911910909910912
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:24 AM
SUNSET
08:52 PM
14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT7H 15M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated

Station Location

35.1275, -83.6186
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 13:37 UTC
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