USGS · 03451500

FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC

ASHEVILLE, NC35.6089°N, -82.5781°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

776cfs

GAUGE HT

1.08ft

WATER TEMP

24°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

1mph SSE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

776cfs 61.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 660–892 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,170cfs

PERIOD LOW

713cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.08ft

Water Temperature

24.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

66°

MON

87°

67°

TUE

95°

67°

WED

97°

65°

THU

95°

65°

FRI

95°

66°

SAT

96°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

75°

79°

80°

79°

77°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

71°

74°

77°

78°

82°

80°

85°

86°

85°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

77°

74°

72°

70°

68°

67°

68°

72°

77°

82°

87°

91°

93°

95°

94°

86°

82°

81°

72°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

70°

74°

82°

87°

92°

95°

97°

93°

88°

90°

91°

76°

67°

66°

65°

66°

69°

74°

81°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

93°

92°

86°

80°

75°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

69°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph WNW

G 17 mph

G17

WNW

G18

G19

G20

G21

G20

G17

G10

ENE

SSE

NNW

WNW

ESE

NNW

G12

WNW

G15

NNW

G16

G18

NNW

G18

G16

NNW

G15

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G12

NNW

G17

G11

SSE

WSW

WNW

WSW

ESE

ENE

G11

G17

WNW

NNW

ENE

SSE

G12

NNW

G14

WSW

G13

NNW

G10

NNW

WNW

NNW

WSW

G11

ESE

G13

SSW

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

48%

36%

25%

17%

12%

15%

11%

10%

11%

12%

15%

30%

13%

23%

26%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

86%

mostly

86%

91%

100%

63%

72%

100%

98%

79%

19%

100%

24%

50%

100%

91%

100%

80%

100%

95%

63%

21%

10%

13%

54%

42%

24%

100%

82%

58%

47%

100%

18%

100%

15%

100%

10%

45%

11%

10%

94%

25%

15%

31%

100%

99%

100%

16%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

948

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

08:50 PM

14H 33M OF DAYLIGHT7H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.6089, -82.5781

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 13:47 UTC

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