USGS · 03447687

FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR FLETCHER, NC

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC35.4292°N, -82.5525°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

579cfs

GAUGE HT

3.94ft

WATER TEMP

23°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

2mph SSW

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

579cfs 60.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 532–720 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

937cfs

PERIOD LOW

569cfs

RUNNABLE

70%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.94ft

Water Temperature

22.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

67°

MON

86°

66°

TUE

93°

66°

WED

95°

65°

THU

93°

64°

FRI

94°

66°

SAT

97°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

74°

78°

80°

79°

77°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

71°

75°

78°

82°

84°

83°

85°

86°

85°

80°

78°

76°

75°

73°

71°

69°

67°

66°

67°

72°

77°

82°

86°

89°

92°

93°

92°

87°

89°

81°

73°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

70°

74°

81°

87°

91°

93°

94°

95°

93°

88°

68°

66°

65°

64°

65°

69°

73°

81°

86°

89°

91°

92°

93°

88°

83°

80°

74°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

69°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

22mph NW

G 33 mph

G33

G21

G20

G21

G24

NNW

G23

G17

NNW

G13

NNW

WSW

NNW

NNE

WSW

G13

NNW

G16

NNW

G17

NNW

G21

NNW

G17

NNW

G20

NNW

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

ENE

G15

SSW

WSW

NNE

NNW

NNE

ESE

ENE

NNW

G11

G17

NNW

WNW

NNW

ESE

G12

G14

G13

G10

NNW

WNW

SSW

G11

G13

SSE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

37%

41%

26%

17%

12%

11%

12%

13%

12%

11%

13%

10%

16%

19%

14%

22%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

83%

85%

83%

100%

85%

56%

100%

84%

17%

55%

79%

62%

90%

19%

92%

96%

100%

98%

100%

88%

38%

15%

10%

11%

14%

56%

15%

24%

37%

100%

52%

100%

11%

10%

51%

25%

23%

100%

10%

34%

10%

24%

100%

18%

100%

37%

17%

100%

11%

28%

44%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

941

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:17 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 32M OF DAYLIGHT7H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.4292, -82.5525

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

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