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OLD CATAWBA R BL CATAWBA DAM RIVER

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OLD CATAWBA R BL CATAWBA DAM NEAR BRIDGEWATER, NC

BURKE COUNTY, NC35.7345°N, -81.8874°W Updated 18 min ago

FLOW RATE

43.8cfs

GAUGE HT

1.38ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

3mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

43.8cfs 39.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 37–50 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

43.8cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.38ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

99°

71°

SUN

91°

70°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

97°

70°

WED

95°

71°

THU

97°

71°

FRI

88°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

72°

77°

84°

89°

92°

95°

96°

98°

99°

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97°

94°

89°

86°

83°

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83°

87°

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91°

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82°

79°

76°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

76°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

91°

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92°

75°

74°

75°

72°

71°

70°

71°

76°

81°

87°

91°

94°

96°

97°

94°

88°

93°

81°

72°

70°

71°

72°

73°

74°

76°

80°

82°

84°

85°

95°

92°

84°

80°

77°

75°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph W

G 5 mph

WSW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

NNW

G11

NNW

G18

G11

SSE

SSW

ESE

WSW

NNW

G22

WSW

WNW

G14

NNW

SSE

NNW

WNW

NNW

SSE

SSW

G16

ESE

NNE

WSW

G15

SSW

G18

ENE

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

53%

16%

72%

23%

14%

58%

17%

15%

43%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

74%

26%

60%

74%

20%

16%

19%

18%

100%

99%

100%

98%

97%

100%

52%

55%

100%

99%

84%

97%

100%

86%

88%

100%

61%

100%

83%

100%

18%

23%

100%

31%

100%

86%

99%

74%

100%

74%

83%

100%

25%

52%

55%

31%

46%

81%

68%

60%

28%

21%

100%

92%

98%

100%

99%

100%

90%

100%

32%

100%

85%

20%

18%

91%

18%

60%

100%

76%

47%

100%

91%

74%

60%

49%

39%

56%

81%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

976

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:16 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 31M OF DAYLIGHT14H 59M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

35.7345, -81.8874

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 05:48 UTC

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