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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER

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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR PRENTISS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1500°N, -83.3797°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

152cfs

GAUGE HT

1.60ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

4mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

152cfs 67.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 128–173 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

152cfs

PERIOD LOW

147cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.60ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

17.1in

-41% vs normal

17.09 in of precipitation so far this year, 41% below the 30-year normal of 29.23 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

17.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

29.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.7–36.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-41%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.22" · normal 5.36" (3.4–7.3)

Jan

Feb: 2.31" · normal 4.67" (2.8–7.2)

Feb

Mar: 2.26" · normal 5.27" (3.4–7.6)

Mar

Apr: 1.83" · normal 4.84" (2.9–7.4)

Apr

May: 4.69" · normal 4.30" (2.3–5.6)

May

Jun: 2.54" · normal 4.33" (2.4–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.24" (so far)· normal 4.30" (2.5–7.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.18" (2.6–6.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.71" (1.3–5.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.75" (1.4–6.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.58" (2.3–7.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.43" (3.2–8.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:13 AM

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Station Location

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