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TAR RIVER

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TAR RIVER AT NC-581 NEAR SPRING HOPE, NC

NASH COUNTY, NC35.8821°N, -78.0895°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

31.6cfs

GAUGE HT

2.02ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

5mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

31.6cfs 83.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 30–40 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

41cfs

PERIOD LOW

24.7cfs

RUNNABLE

68%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.02ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

73°

THU

95°

73°

FRI

98°

76°

SAT

95°

73°

SUN

85°

71°

MON

88°

69°

TUE

86°

65°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

74°

76°

77°

79°

82°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

87°

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81°

84°

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90°

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93°

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95°

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92°

87°

85°

81°

79°

78°

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76°

77°

80°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

98°

97°

95°

88°

90°

86°

85°

83°

81°

80°

79°

76°

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73°

74°

77°

80°

84°

88°

86°

85°

88°

95°

92°

89°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

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74°

76°

78°

79°

78°

81°

83°

85°

83°

82°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NW

G 4 mph

NNW

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ESE

G11

G10

G24

NNW

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

G13

G17

WNW

G17

G19

G18

G19

WNW

G17

NNW

G18

G16

SSW

G17

G14

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

G11

G13

WSW

G14

G13

WSW

G15

G17

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G17

G19

NNW

G11

NNW

G20

G26

NNW

G36

NNW

G34

WNW

G33

G28

G26

WNW

G25

WNW

G24

G21

G22

WSW

G20

G14

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

G11

WSW

G18

G16

NNW

G19

SSW

G18

WSW

G15

G10

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G20

ENE

G24

ESE

G23

ESE

G19

G17

G15

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

16%

19%

21%

15%

13%

11%

10%

19%

14%

26%

25%

60%

49%

18%

13%

39%

27%

CLOUDS

cover %

36%

few

36%

23%

30%

56%

53%

17%

18%

22%

14%

18%

11%

100%

99%

100%

91%

100%

95%

56%

100%

55%

16%

70%

19%

62%

13%

11%

29%

34%

78%

100%

24%

11%

50%

63%

11%

10%

100%

68%

100%

83%

100%

96%

100%

99%

100%

92%

100%

81%

100%

21%

100%

88%

100%

80%

54%

41%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1008

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:03 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

41% illuminated

Station Location

35.8821, -78.0895

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 05:15 UTC

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