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WATAUGA RIVER

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Watauga River at Elizabethton, TN

ELIZABETHTON, TN36.3558°N, -82.2237°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

551cfs

GAUGE HT

3.31ft

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

5mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

551cfs 43.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 661–895 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,250cfs

PERIOD LOW

551cfs

RUNNABLE

34%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.31ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

59°

FRI

88°

68°

SAT

78°

67°

SUN

80°

67°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

92°

67°

WED

94°

67°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

59°

mild

59°

60°

65°

70°

74°

77°

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

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79°

77°

74°

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68°

74°

79°

81°

83°

86°

88°

87°

76°

80°

77°

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73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

69°

73°

75°

77°

72°

71°

75°

77°

78°

74°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

72°

76°

80°

75°

76°

75°

72°

71°

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68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

73°

74°

80°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

87°

81°

78°

76°

74°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph E

WSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

ENE

ESE

WSW

G13

ESE

G10

G18

SSW

G14

NNW

SSW

SSE

G14

SSW

G21

WSW

G19

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G11

WSW

G16

WSW

G19

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

G11

G10

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WNW

NNW

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

42%

27%

33%

57%

82%

62%

64%

47%

59%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

24%

21%

18%

25%

100%

70%

77%

17%

100%

89%

94%

35%

60%

100%

58%

11%

100%

65%

100%

92%

96%

100%

73%

100%

91%

100%

96%

100%

93%

76%

25%

28%

100%

77%

76%

100%

16%

60%

46%

65%

100%

25%

58%

74%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

964

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT15H 9M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

76% illuminated

Station Location

36.3558, -82.2237

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 05:41 UTC

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