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NORTH FORK SWANNANOA

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NORTH FORK SWANNANOA RIVER NEAR WALKERTOWN, NC

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC35.6857°N, -82.3324°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

7.64cfs

GAUGE HT

7.80ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

3mph W

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7.64cfs 87.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 7–9 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7.93cfs

PERIOD LOW

7.37cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.80ft

Water Temperature

20.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

71°

SUN

87°

71°

MON

90°

66°

TUE

83°

64°

WED

85°

63°

THU

87°

65°

FRI

88°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

72°

71°

75°

78°

81°

82°

81°

82°

85°

87°

84°

83°

71°

72°

75°

76°

75°

73°

71°

69°

70°

73°

75°

77°

80°

83°

84°

87°

90°

80°

72°

76°

72°

69°

68°

66°

64°

65°

68°

72°

73°

79°

81°

79°

81°

83°

81°

76°

75°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

68°

72°

76°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

84°

80°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

67°

65°

70°

75°

79°

81°

83°

84°

86°

87°

86°

83°

79°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NNW

G 9 mph

NNW

ENE

SSE

SSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

NNE

SSW

G16

NNW

ESE

G10

G11

G10

WSW

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

23%

36%

40%

34%

23%

33%

28%

12%

10%

35%

82%

33%

28%

58%

11%

27%

12%

30%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

60%

98%

48%

99%

49%

100%

65%

61%

46%

100%

79%

100%

93%

100%

64%

100%

63%

100%

97%

70%

15%

100%

78%

100%

83%

76%

88%

66%

100%

56%

60%

30%

74%

90%

100%

12%

85%

100%

61%

10%

11%

42%

41%

77%

11%

50%

77%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

924

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:18 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 30M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

74% illuminated

Station Location

35.6857, -82.3324

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 00:45 UTC

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