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TAR RIVER AT TARBORO, NC

TARBORO, NC35.8944°N, -77.5331°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

83cfs

GAUGE HT

1.21ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

3mph SSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

83cfs 87.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 72–97 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

87.1cfs

PERIOD LOW

74.9cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.21ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

17.8in

-23% vs normal

17.81 in of precipitation so far this year, 23% below the 30-year normal of 23.15 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

17.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.2–29.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-23%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.89" · normal 3.67" (1.9–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 3.02" · normal 3.11" (1.6–4.7)

Feb

Mar: 1.74" · normal 4.08" (2.4–6.0)

Mar

Apr: 1.37" · normal 3.33" (1.9–4.9)

Apr

May: 4.09" · normal 3.76" (1.9–5.5)

May

Jun: 4.46" · normal 4.14" (2.3–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.25" (so far)· normal 5.09" (3.0–7.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.90" (2.4–7.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 5.15" (2.1–8.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.55" (1.0–5.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.49" (0.9–6.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.57" (1.9–5.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:43 AM

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Station Location

35.8944, -77.5331

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 06:15 UTC

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