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NANTAHALA RIVER

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NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1275°N, -83.6186°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

110cfs

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

110cfs 45.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 98–132 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

126cfs

PERIOD LOW

104cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 7 day in band

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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Station Location

35.1275, -83.6186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 13:36 UTC

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