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Little Tennessee River
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER AT NEEDMORE, NC

SWAIN COUNTY, NC35.3364°N, -83.5269°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
369cfs
GAUGE HT
2.05ft
AIR TEMP
94°F
WIND
3mph W
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
369cfs 67.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 318–430 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
423cfs
PERIOD LOW
369cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.05ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.5in

≈ normal

20.47 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.94 in).

YTD Total

20.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.0–35.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 5.04" · normal 3.70" (0.0–5.9)
Jan
Feb: 2.58" · normal 3.89" (0.0–8.1)
Feb
Mar: 2.34" · normal 4.11" (0.0–7.5)
Mar
Apr: 2.39" · normal 3.50" (0.0–6.5)
Apr
May: 4.60" · normal 3.33" (0.0–6.2)
May
Jun: 3.51" · normal 3.25" (0.0–6.4)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 3.19" (0.0–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.42" (0.0–6.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.61" (0.0–5.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.94" (0.0–5.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.02" (0.0–6.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.71" (0.0–7.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:55 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
95°
72°
THU
97°
76°
FRI
97°
70°
SAT
96°
67°
SUN
93°
66°
MON
82°
66°
TUE
90°
68°
TIME
WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
93°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NW
G 10 mph
7
G10
NW
4
G7
N
3
G10
SSE
2
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G4
SE
3
ENE
1
G4
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G3
WNW
2
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4
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G11
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16
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4
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8
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4
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G10
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WNW
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5
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4
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NW
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PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
20%
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4%
1%
1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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4%
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11%
11%
11%
0%
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0%
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0%
0%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
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33%
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33%
8%
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8%
4%
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4%
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54%
54%
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54%
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54%
19%
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19%
19%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
CLOUDS
cover %
11%
clear
11%
93%
95%
100%
47%
2%
0%
8%
100%
81%
10%
1%
17%
14%
78%
75%
46%
4%
0%
5%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
44%
76%
0%
63%
100%
100%
20%
0%
6%
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3%
3%
5%
7%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
77%
72%
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100%
100%
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100%
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100%
11%
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12%
66%
5%
11%
11%
11%
0%
0%
0%
4%
5%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
93%
59%
100%
18%
20%
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11%
7%
6%
11%
0%
0%
5%
0%
1%
100%
93%
100%
100%
60%
0%
74%
100%
47%
5%
0%
0%
5%
11%
25%
28%
19%
74%
24%
33%
47%
58%
65%
69%
75%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
959
959957958961959959958958955957956956955955954955954955956955
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:23 AM
SUNSET
08:52 PM
14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT1H 30M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
96% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.3364, -83.5269
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 19:22 UTC
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