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WATAUGA RIVER

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WATAUGA RIVER NEAR SUGAR GROVE, NC

WATAUGA COUNTY, NC36.2392°N, -81.8222°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

45.5cfs

GAUGE HT

1.46ft

AIR TEMP

55°F

WIND

2mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

45.5cfs 86.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 46–62 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

70cfs

PERIOD LOW

45.5cfs

RUNNABLE

81%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.46ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

54°

FRI

81°

62°

SAT

78°

63°

SUN

78°

64°

MON

83°

65°

TUE

86°

62°

WED

89°

62°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

59°

mild

59°

64°

67°

70°

72°

74°

75°

77°

78°

77°

75°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

63°

67°

72°

75°

77°

78°

80°

81°

75°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

63°

64°

67°

70°

75°

78°

73°

70°

71°

69°

71°

73°

71°

66°

65°

64°

65°

66°

67°

69°

71°

69°

68°

67°

78°

74°

69°

71°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

67°

68°

70°

77°

81°

78°

80°

83°

73°

76°

72°

71°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SE

G 4 mph

NNE

G10

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

G10

SSE

ENE

WNW

G10

WNW

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G19

G14

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G17

G16

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G18

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

G11

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G16

WNW

G11

G12

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

NNW

SSE

G13

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

15%

20%

57%

13%

17%

32%

68%

40%

33%

28%

43%

11%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

95%

100%

14%

37%

88%

32%

18%

53%

74%

100%

64%

28%

53%

100%

93%

100%

95%

99%

100%

50%

84%

81%

100%

81%

98%

100%

83%

93%

100%

65%

99%

100%

45%

40%

33%

83%

100%

14%

52%

100%

44%

50%

100%

18%

21%

23%

22%

16%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

922

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:11 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT12H 21M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

77% illuminated

Station Location

36.2392, -81.8222

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 08:27 UTC

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