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CATAWBA R RIVER

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CATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC

BURKE COUNTY, NC35.7413°N, -81.8353°W Updated 14 min ago

FLOW RATE

119cfs

GAUGE HT

1.69ft

WATER TEMP

10°F

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

2mph SSE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

119cfs 90.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 96–130 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,060cfs

PERIOD LOW

110cfs

RUNNABLE

92%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.69ft

Water Temperature

10.2°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

59°

FRI

88°

66°

SAT

89°

70°

SUN

86°

70°

MON

94°

67°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

100°

67°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

84°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

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77°

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79°

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86°

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72°

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67°

68°

73°

76°

79°

83°

86°

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92°

89°

82°

77°

76°

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73°

72°

71°

69°

67°

68°

71°

74°

79°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSE

G 7 mph

SSE

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G16

SSW

G18

SSW

G12

G10

G11

SSW

G11

WSW

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

G12

WNW

G10

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

19%

17%

12%

43%

11%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

25%

99%

21%

26%

63%

83%

28%

16%

100%

68%

79%

100%

16%

100%

87%

18%

24%

34%

13%

43%

100%

99%

100%

96%

100%

99%

64%

11%

53%

24%

46%

47%

44%

15%

14%

32%

68%

14%

100%

27%

17%

28%

42%

57%

68%

73%

74%

71%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

980

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT4H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

35.7413, -81.8353

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 16:44 UTC

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