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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

134cfs

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

1mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

134cfs 80.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 199–269 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,531cfs

PERIOD LOW

88cfs

RUNNABLE

41%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

59°

FRI

88°

66°

SAT

90°

69°

SUN

94°

69°

MON

96°

69°

TUE

96°

69°

WED

102°

71°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph S

G 7 mph

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

WSW

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

G12

G13

WSW

G12

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

ENE

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

G12

NNW

NNE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

15%

11%

15%

13%

12%

10%

43%

11%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

56%

63%

83%

28%

16%

100%

68%

79%

100%

16%

100%

87%

18%

24%

34%

13%

43%

100%

98%

100%

99%

28%

100%

85%

100%

47%

100%

99%

100%

96%

100%

75%

10%

34%

88%

100%

20%

28%

100%

63%

15%

30%

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 DAYLIGHT2H 42M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

35.7413, -81.8353

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 18:05 UTC

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