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WEST FORK PIGEON

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WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER AT BETHEL, NC

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC35.4639°N, -82.9000°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

61cfs

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

3mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

61cfs 61.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 43–59 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

90cfs

PERIOD LOW

36cfs

RUNNABLE

45%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

67°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

82°

66°

SUN

81°

65°

MON

67°

65°

TUE

78°

65°

WED

86°

63°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

82°

79°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

73°

77°

79°

82°

84°

81°

77°

79°

82°

76°

78°

81°

80°

77°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

75°

76°

80°

75°

81°

82°

78°

72°

69°

67°

66°

67°

66°

67°

66°

70°

73°

77°

81°

74°

71°

70°

73°

75°

77°

75°

71°

70°

67°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

67°

66°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph W

G 15 mph

G15

G13

WSW

G15

G14

G16

WSW

G17

G15

G16

G11

WSW

G16

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G16

G20

WSW

G18

WSW

G21

G20

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

G10

NNW

G15

ENE

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G15

G17

G12

G17

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

G15

G13

G10

WSW

ENE

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

16%

22%

19%

15%

13%

10%

15%

28%

15%

18%

59%

31%

29%

58%

59%

12%

26%

52%

76%

47%

23%

42%

48%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

27%

28%

29%

28%

31%

39%

100%

24%

11%

87%

100%

26%

14%

23%

32%

19%

17%

100%

98%

100%

70%

57%

70%

100%

58%

100%

99%

22%

95%

23%

100%

79%

100%

26%

100%

83%

97%

100%

93%

30%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

927

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated

Station Location

35.4639, -82.9000

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

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