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TAR RIVER

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TAR RIVER BELOW DAM NEAR LANGLEY CROSSROADS, NC

NASH COUNTY, NC35.8999°N, -77.8841°W Updated 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

57cfs

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

57cfs 34.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 77–103 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,699cfs

PERIOD LOW

15cfs

RUNNABLE

32%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.9in

-32% vs normal

15.89 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 23.25 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.6–27.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.60" · normal 3.64" (1.9–5.2)

Jan

Feb: 3.06" · normal 3.06" (1.6–4.6)

Feb

Mar: 2.35" · normal 4.25" (2.5–6.6)

Mar

Apr: 0.85" · normal 3.40" (1.8–4.9)

Apr

May: 2.96" · normal 3.77" (1.9–5.8)

May

Jun: 4.04" · normal 4.01" (2.1–6.5)

Jun

Jul: 1.04" (so far)· normal 4.87" (2.8–7.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.72" (2.3–7.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 5.12" (1.9–9.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.47" (1.5–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.35" (1.1–5.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.57" (2.0–5.1)

Dec

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

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