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SOUTH FORK NEW

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SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, NC

ASHE COUNTY, NC36.3933°N, -81.4069°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

88.2cfs

GAUGE HT

1.57ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

88.2cfs 83.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 73–99 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

124cfs

PERIOD LOW

81.2cfs

RUNNABLE

87%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.57ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

18.5in

-30% vs normal

18.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 30% below the 30-year normal of 26.4 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

18.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.5–32.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-30%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.06" · normal 3.94" (2.4–6.9)

Jan

Feb: 2.58" · normal 3.41" (1.7–5.2)

Feb

Mar: 3.14" · normal 4.40" (3.1–6.8)

Mar

Apr: 1.43" · normal 4.54" (2.4–6.2)

Apr

May: 4.48" · normal 4.44" (2.5–6.3)

May

Jun: 3.23" · normal 4.63" (2.3–7.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.53" (so far)· normal 4.58" (2.8–6.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.40" (2.5–6.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.34" (1.4–6.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.43" (1.1–6.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.16" (1.2–5.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.85" (2.2–5.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:54 AM

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Station Location

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