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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, NC

HOT SPRINGS, NC35.8899°N, -82.8210°W Updated 31 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,280cfs

GAUGE HT

2.87ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,280cfs 58.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 745–1,009 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,350cfs

PERIOD LOW

812cfs

RUNNABLE

84%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.87ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

70°

MON

88°

71°

TUE

93°

69°

WED

96°

68°

THU

94°

67°

FRI

93°

69°

SAT

93°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

80°

81°

82°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

72°

75°

77°

80°

81°

83°

82°

85°

87°

88°

87°

85°

82°

80°

79°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

77°

82°

87°

91°

93°

90°

89°

82°

75°

72°

70°

68°

69°

73°

78°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

92°

94°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

77°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

84°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SSW

G 14 mph

G14

SSW

G18

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G17

WNW

G14

WNW

ESE

ENE

NNW

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G14

G13

G10

WNW

G15

WNW

ESE

NNW

NNE

G13

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNW

G10

NNW

G41

ENE

SSE

ESE

NNW

ENE

NNE

WSW

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

64%

39%

32%

19%

20%

15%

14%

15%

13%

17%

14%

18%

24%

23%

26%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

92%

overcast

92%

98%

88%

20%

17%

26%

85%

48%

98%

55%

100%

22%

47%

61%

77%

16%

26%

95%

100%

61%

70%

84%

100%

93%

47%

15%

12%

100%

82%

100%

30%

99%

17%

11%

100%

12%

100%

98%

10%

12%

76%

25%

100%

25%

10%

16%

18%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

969

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

08:51 PM

14H 34M OF DAYLIGHT7H 5M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.8899, -82.8210

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

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