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CATAWBA RIVER

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CATAWBA RIVER BL LOOKOUT SHOALS DAM NR SHARON, NC

IREDELL COUNTY, NC35.7572°N, -81.0892°W Updated 168 d ago

FLOW RATE

499cfs

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

2mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

499cfs 36.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,136–1,536 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,296cfs

PERIOD LOW

370cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

58°

FRI

89°

66°

SAT

93°

70°

SUN

93°

71°

MON

96°

70°

TUE

98°

68°

WED

103°

70°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 10 mph

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G14

G15

G13

G12

NNE

G10

SSE

G11

G15

SSW

G15

G13

G14

SSW

G14

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

WSW

G11

WSW

G18

WSW

G10

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

G13

G11

G12

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

ENE

G11

G10

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G10

G17

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

G14

ENE

NNE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

14%

23%

17%

12%

11%

53%

15%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

85%

45%

83%

14%

15%

100%

95%

75%

100%

48%

26%

60%

93%

56%

89%

100%

98%

51%

100%

70%

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100%

89%

93%

100%

95%

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88%

100%

98%

100%

14%

36%

21%

13%

42%

76%

10%

13%

57%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:09 AM

SUNSET

08:44 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT2H 36M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

35.7572, -81.0892

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 18:08 UTC

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