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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NC35.2992°N, -82.6239°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

344cfs

GAUGE HT

5.11ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

2mph S

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

344cfs 65.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 298–402 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

355cfs

PERIOD LOW

342cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.11ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

68°

MON

87°

67°

TUE

94°

67°

WED

95°

68°

THU

93°

66°

FRI

94°

69°

SAT

96°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

78°

81°

84°

83°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

77°

78°

79°

85°

87°

85°

87°

86°

81°

79°

77°

76°

74°

72°

70°

68°

67°

69°

73°

78°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

91°

86°

85°

75°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

73°

77°

83°

88°

90°

92°

94°

95°

94°

92°

89°

79°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

72°

76°

83°

87°

89°

91°

92°

93°

92°

89°

85°

81°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

15mph N

G 20 mph

G20

G22

G18

WNW

G19

WNW

G17

G18

NNW

G14

G13

NNW

ESE

SSW

G13

G15

NNE

G15

NNW

G18

G17

G15

NNW

G14

NNE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

NNE

WNW

ENE

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

WNW

NNW

G13

NNW

WNW

NNW

ENE

G10

ESE

G10

G13

G17

G15

G16

NNW

G10

WNW

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

35%

49%

21%

16%

10%

13%

14%

13%

19%

11%

18%

15%

19%

20%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

43%

45%

100%

13%

100%

85%

86%

34%

24%

10%

74%

100%

76%

49%

11%

12%

37%

14%

44%

100%

12%

64%

46%

57%

53%

100%

11%

15%

11%

12%

100%

26%

100%

99%

33%

53%

96%

18%

37%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:18 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 31M OF DAYLIGHT7H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.2992, -82.6239

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 13:46 UTC

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