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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 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

34cfs

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

3mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

34cfs 29.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 88–118 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,770cfs

PERIOD LOW

18cfs

RUNNABLE

18%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

14.9in

-36% vs normal

14.91 in of precipitation so far this year, 36% below the 30-year normal of 23.31 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

14.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.6–27.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-36%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.55" · normal 3.64" (1.9–5.2)

Jan

Feb: 2.91" · normal 3.03" (1.6–4.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.78" · normal 4.25" (2.5–6.6)

Mar

Apr: 0.81" · normal 3.47" (1.8–5.3)

Apr

May: 2.78" · normal 3.78" (1.9–5.8)

May

Jun: 3.98" · normal 4.03" (2.1–6.5)

Jun

Jul: 1.11" (so far)· normal 4.91" (2.8–7.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.66" (2.3–7.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 5.15" (1.9–9.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.48" (1.5–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.43" (1.1–6.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.59" (2.0–5.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:51 AM

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Station Location

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