USGS · 03456100

WEST FORK PIGEON

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WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER AT BETHEL, NC

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC35.4639°N, -82.9000°W Updated 7 min ago

FLOW RATE

56.7cfs

GAUGE HT

0.30ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

1mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

56.7cfs 19.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 61–82 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

103cfs

PERIOD LOW

56.7cfs

RUNNABLE

49%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.30ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

67°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

82°

66°

SUN

81°

65°

MON

67°

65°

TUE

78°

65°

WED

86°

63°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

83°

81°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

73°

77°

79°

82°

84°

81°

77°

79°

82°

76°

78°

81°

80°

77°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

75°

76°

80°

75°

81°

82°

78°

72°

69°

67°

66°

67°

66°

67°

66°

70°

73°

77°

81°

74°

71°

70°

73°

75°

77°

75°

71°

70°

67°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

67°

66°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph W

G 18 mph

G18

G16

G15

G13

G15

G16

G15

G16

G14

G13

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

SSW

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G16

G20

WSW

G18

WSW

G21

G20

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

G10

NNW

G15

ENE

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G15

G17

G12

G17

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

G15

G13

G10

WSW

ENE

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

16%

23%

21%

18%

22%

15%

16%

12%

15%

22%

58%

13%

33%

65%

74%

17%

16%

56%

74%

31%

22%

42%

49%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

23%

30%

38%

40%

33%

99%

100%

75%

87%

100%

26%

14%

23%

32%

19%

17%

100%

98%

100%

70%

57%

70%

100%

58%

100%

99%

22%

95%

23%

100%

79%

100%

26%

100%

83%

97%

100%

93%

30%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

926

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

35.4639, -82.9000

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 08:30 UTC

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