USGS · 03447687

FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR FLETCHER, NC

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC35.4292°N, -82.5525°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

590cfs

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

1mph SE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

590cfs 50.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 735–995 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7,364cfs

PERIOD LOW

450cfs

RUNNABLE

40%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

67°

MON

89°

66°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

95°

65°

THU

93°

64°

FRI

94°

66°

SAT

97°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

78°

80°

82°

80°

78°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

72°

75°

78°

81°

83°

84°

86°

88°

89°

88°

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75°

74°

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71°

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68°

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°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NW

G 18 mph

G18

G17

NNW

G18

G15

NNW

G10

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

G11

NNW

G15

NNW

G16

NNW

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

WSW

SSW

ESE

WSW

WNW

NNE

ESE

ENE

NNW

G11

G17

NNW

WNW

NNW

ESE

G12

G14

G13

G10

NNW

WNW

SSW

G11

G13

SSE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

59%

30%

18%

13%

12%

10%

13%

12%

11%

13%

10%

14%

21%

28%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

51%

100%

52%

28%

17%

14%

31%

92%

100%

75%

50%

29%

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%

61%

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 DAYLIGHT5H 49M 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 15:00 UTC

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