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TAR RIVER

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TAR RIVER AT NC-581 NEAR SPRING HOPE, NC

NASH COUNTY, NC35.8821°N, -78.0895°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

53cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

53cfs 86.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 21–29 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

144cfs

PERIOD LOW

18cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

74°

FRI

98°

76°

SAT

94°

74°

SUN

86°

70°

MON

81°

70°

TUE

87°

69°

WED

98°

69°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

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MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

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69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph WSW

G 12 mph

G12

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G16

WSW

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WSW

G16

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WSW

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G18

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WSW

G27

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G15

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G16

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WNW

G11

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G14

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G15

NNW

G14

G13

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

G14

G18

NNE

G22

NNE

G20

G21

G22

G19

ENE

G17

G14

G11

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G10

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G12

G15

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G15

G13

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G23

G22

G19

PRECIP

chance %

11%

18%

59%

55%

14%

19%

51%

36%

25%

13%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

32%

few

32%

12%

100%

98%

91%

100%

30%

17%

97%

99%

100%

90%

95%

100%

84%

100%

81%

24%

35%

100%

65%

100%

30%

100%

90%

100%

85%

100%

65%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1009

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 27M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated

Station Location

35.8821, -78.0895

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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