Waterlands
Hiwassee River
USGS · 03544970
HIWASSEE RIVER
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HIWASSEE RIVER AT RIVERSIDE DR, NR HIAWASSEE, GA

TOWNS COUNTY, GA34.8836°N, -83.7223°W Updated 7 hr ago
FLOW RATE
57cfs
AIR TEMP
58°F
WIND
4mph SE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
57cfs 32.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 4866 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
96cfs
PERIOD LOW
52cfs
RUNNABLE
75%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

20.6in

-28% vs normal

20.57 in of precipitation so far this year, 28% below the 30-year normal of 28.58 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

20.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

22.7–35.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-28%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.89" · normal 5.35" (3.3–6.8)
Jan
Feb: 3.16" · normal 4.82" (2.6–8.1)
Feb
Mar: 3.04" · normal 5.38" (3.5–8.0)
Mar
Apr: 2.19" · normal 4.93" (3.0–7.2)
Apr
May: 5.36" · normal 4.44" (2.6–6.3)
May
Jun: 2.95" (so far)· normal 4.73" (2.5–7.1)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.43" (2.5–7.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.69" (2.6–7.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.93" (1.4–5.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.82" (1.3–7.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.63" (2.3–7.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.42" (3.5–7.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:10 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
56°
THU
81°
64°
FRI
83°
65°
SAT
90°
67°
SUN
89°
67°
MON
83°
67°
TUE
83°
64°
TIME
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8
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MON
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
61°
mild
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68°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph SSE
G 3 mph
2
G3
SSE
0
G4
SE
1
G3
N
1
G5
NW
1
G3
NE
1
G5
NW
2
G5
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2
G5
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3
G6
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3
G5
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4
G6
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3
G5
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3
G6
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2
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4
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4
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4
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2
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3
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5
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8
G10
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5
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8
G11
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9
G12
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6
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6
G10
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4
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3
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1
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2
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2
G4
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2
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
G3
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1
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2
G3
SSE
3
G10
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5
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4
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4
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5
G10
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4
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5
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5
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G11
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9
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10
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10
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9
G13
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8
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10
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8
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6
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9
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9
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7
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11
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PRECIP
chance %
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2%
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7%
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14%
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2%
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2%
2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
94%
overcast
94%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
36%
100%
91%
14%
90%
28%
30%
3%
10%
100%
89%
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86%
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87%
58%
47%
67%
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10%
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12%
6%
70%
82%
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100%
15%
42%
58%
63%
25%
50%
90%
68%
71%
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100%
96%
23%
14%
6%
60%
0%
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16%
59%
83%
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100%
100%
25%
2%
16%
48%
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23%
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100%
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91%
100%
89%
100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
26%
33%
52%
67%
74%
77%
71%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
948
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:22 AM
SUNSET
08:52 PM
14H 30M OF DAYLIGHT13H 10M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
67% illuminated

Station Location

34.8836, -83.7223
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 07:42 UTC
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