USGS · 03503000

LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER

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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER AT NEEDMORE, NC

SWAIN COUNTY, NC35.3364°N, -83.5269°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

391cfs

AIR TEMP

96°F

WIND

3mph NW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

391cfs 42.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 492–666 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,406cfs

PERIOD LOW

368cfs

RUNNABLE

34%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

71°

FRI

96°

75°

SAT

97°

69°

SUN

95°

65°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

83°

65°

WED

87°

66°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

80°

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78°

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83°

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66°

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68°

70°

74°

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85°

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89°

80°

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85°

75°

74°

72°

71°

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69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

69°

74°

80°

83°

82°

78°

75°

74°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ENE

G 4 mph

ENE

SSE

ESE

WNW

G13

WNW

G10

ENE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G14

G10

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

NNE

WNW

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

SSW

ESE

G13

NNW

ENE

ESE

NNW

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

NNW

SSW

G11

ESE

NNE

WSW

SSE

ESE

WSW

SSE

NNW

WSW

G14

NNE

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

G10

PRECIP

chance %

13%

17%

14%

13%

31%

11%

14%

49%

21%

66%

16%

25%

66%

CLOUDS

cover %

63%

mostly

63%

13%

100%

95%

77%

23%

100%

83%

100%

96%

51%

100%

67%

100%

69%

100%

58%

25%

42%

11%

21%

12%

89%

68%

85%

100%

45%

90%

100%

90%

100%

86%

53%

12%

15%

11%

10%

16%

17%

33%

60%

38%

17%

100%

40%

100%

53%

100%

94%

20%

100%

21%

58%

96%

100%

80%

92%

100%

20%

83%

46%

28%

55%

12%

51%

82%

89%

94%

98%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

958

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:23 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

91% illuminated

Station Location

35.3364, -83.5269

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:20 UTC

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