USGS · 03504000

NANTAHALA RIVER

USGS · 03504000LIVE

NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1275°N, -83.6186°W Updated 31 min ago

FLOW RATE

99.2cfs

GAUGE HT

1.02ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

1mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

99.2cfs 52.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 88–118 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

115cfs

PERIOD LOW

99.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.02ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

66°

SUN

83°

68°

MON

80°

64°

TUE

85°

61°

WED

84°

62°

THU

83°

61°

FRI

83°

61°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

81°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

72°

76°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

82°

83°

80°

72°

71°

68°

67°

65°

64°

65°

68°

70°

72°

73°

79°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

69°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

66°

69°

73°

76°

80°

82°

84°

85°

84°

83°

80°

78°

72°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

63°

67°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

83°

82°

78°

72°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

62°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph WSW

G 5 mph

WSW

SSW

WSW

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G15

G11

G10

NNW

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSW

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G16

NNE

ENE

ESE

WSW

G13

WNW

NNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

16%

23%

24%

56%

15%

36%

79%

15%

18%

55%

12%

14%

43%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

60%

12%

17%

57%

53%

20%

63%

13%

58%

100%

95%

92%

48%

94%

44%

17%

100%

86%

100%

51%

40%

66%

70%

100%

23%

98%

94%

88%

100%

95%

100%

98%

29%

81%

80%

100%

24%

70%

100%

34%

22%

31%

67%

100%

12%

14%

23%

12%

22%

84%

100%

13%

51%

83%

57%

11%

20%

16%

59%

17%

82%

100%

85%

78%

81%

16%

17%

13%

17%

100%

94%

81%

66%

47%

31%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

914

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:25 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 27M OF DAYLIGHT10H 51M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

35.1275, -83.6186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 10:01 UTC

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