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Watauga River
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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 9 hr ago
FLOW RATE
47cfs
AIR TEMP
54°F
WIND
1mph N
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
47cfs 57.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 60–82 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
646cfs
PERIOD LOW
35cfs
RUNNABLE
33%
last 1 year in band
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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
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
67°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph NW
G 11 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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1%
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CLOUDS
cover %
63%
mostly
63%
42%
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5%
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18%
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16%
7%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
925
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:11 AM
SUNSET
08:48 PM
14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT10H 49M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
78% illuminated

Station Location

36.2392, -81.8222
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 09:59 UTC
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