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Oconaluftee River
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OCONALUFTEE RIVER
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OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC

BIRDTOWN COMMUNITY, NC35.4614°N, -83.3536°W Updated 7 hr ago
FLOW RATE
184cfs
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
2mph NNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
184cfs 42.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 221–299 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
646cfs
PERIOD LOW
184cfs
RUNNABLE
25%
last 7 day in band
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
89°
67°
MON
87°
69°
TUE
78°
66°
WED
89°
64°
THU
90°
63°
FRI
91°
66°
SAT
91°
67°
TIME
SUN
8
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TUE
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THU
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FRI
12
am
1
am
2
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TEMP
hourly forecast
70°
mild
70°
74°
79°
84°
86°
86°
88°
89°
89°
89°
89°
88°
80°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
1mph ENE
1
ENE
1
SSW
2
SW
2
G5
SW
5
G9
WSW
6
G7
WSW
5
G6
W
5
G7
WNW
4
WNW
4
G5
NW
4
G5
WNW
3
G6
WNW
4
G6
SSE
1
G6
SSW
10
G21
WNW
3
G6
SSE
3
NNE
3
S
2
G7
SSW
2
G5
NW
2
ESE
1
G2
SE
3
E
1
G2
NE
1
G5
NE
1
G4
SSE
1
G3
SSW
2
G3
SSW
3
G6
WSW
5
G6
WSW
5
G8
WSW
13
G15
SSE
6
G8
N
10
G14
N
2
G7
NE
3
G6
SSE
3
G6
NNW
1
G3
NW
2
G3
NE
3
G4
ENE
2
NNW
2
NNE
1
E
1
NE
1
NE
2
ENE
2
NNE
1
N
1
G2
SE
1
G3
SW
2
G4
SW
3
G4
W
3
G4
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
G4
W
3
G4
W
3
G4
W
3
G4
W
3
G4
W
2
NW
2
NW
3
NNW
4
N
3
NNE
2
N
3
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3
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
N
1
G3
WNW
1
G3
WSW
3
G4
WSW
4
G7
WSW
4
G5
WSW
5
WSW
6
WSW
6
W
8
NW
6
NNW
5
G6
NW
4
G6
NW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
N
4
N
3
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
2
NNE
3
NNE
2
NNE
2
NE
2
NNE
1
G2
WNW
2
G4
W
2
G8
W
4
G11
W
7
G11
WNW
8
G9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
G10
NW
8
G10
NW
8
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3
G5
NW
3
W
2
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2
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
PRECIP
chance %
5%
5%
4%
6%
7%
10%
11%
14%
14%
19%
25%
37%
34%
17%
10%
12%
12%
5%
3%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
4%
5%
7%
12%
19%
29%
82%
82%
82%
82%
82%
82%
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27%
27%
27%
27%
27%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
51%
51%
51%
51%
51%
51%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
20%
47%
19%
100%
100%
100%
85%
31%
0%
98%
96%
96%
100%
100%
97%
81%
100%
100%
79%
13%
87%
78%
43%
20%
65%
80%
54%
100%
100%
100%
96%
100%
90%
100%
100%
100%
74%
19%
74%
100%
45%
7%
11%
26%
41%
11%
10%
0%
0%
0%
27%
36%
32%
37%
36%
28%
18%
21%
6%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
15%
6%
10%
9%
25%
30%
51%
100%
3%
9%
10%
100%
64%
49%
100%
79%
6%
9%
84%
8%
6%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
14%
0%
5%
6%
5%
7%
11%
76%
16%
20%
23%
23%
17%
7%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
950
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:23 AM
SUNSET
08:52 PM
14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated

Station Location

35.4614, -83.3536
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 00:00 UTC
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