USGS · 03504000

NANTAHALA RIVER

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NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1275°N, -83.6186°W Updated 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

110cfs

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

110cfs 35.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 121–163 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

753cfs

PERIOD LOW

78cfs

RUNNABLE

37%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

SAT

86°

70°

SUN

87°

63°

MON

81°

62°

TUE

80°

63°

WED

81°

64°

THU

83°

63°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

84°

85°

82°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

79°

82°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

81°

77°

76°

75°

72°

68°

67°

72°

77°

81°

84°

85°

86°

87°

84°

68°

66°

65°

66°

64°

63°

62°

63°

67°

70°

75°

78°

80°

78°

81°

79°

78°

77°

78°

76°

70°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

64°

63°

64°

67°

70°

74°

77°

79°

80°

79°

80°

78°

74°

72°

70°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

66°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SW

G 7 mph

WSW

SSW

NNW

ENE

NNW

NNE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNE

ESE

ENE

WSW

G11

SSW

G12

WSW

ESE

NNE

WNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

SSW

ENE

NNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

G13

WSW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

17%

18%

13%

15%

17%

11%

10%

20%

24%

58%

19%

36%

69%

28%

22%

66%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

24%

few

24%

10%

26%

11%

34%

10%

100%

26%

73%

84%

99%

100%

94%

44%

11%

99%

62%

12%

100%

96%

46%

58%

75%

100%

17%

100%

17%

20%

19%

16%

17%

60%

100%

94%

97%

89%

78%

36%

38%

25%

69%

28%

17%

11%

88%

100%

18%

34%

31%

21%

18%

100%

54%

11%

18%

22%

12%

31%

17%

21%

88%

100%

96%

79%

100%

71%

72%

76%

78%

75%

69%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

917

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT8H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

87% illuminated

Station Location

35.1275, -83.6186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 12:15 UTC

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