USGS stream gauge 03451500 · North Carolina

French Broad River at Asheville, NC

As of Oct 28, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT, this gauge read a gage height of 1.10 ft and a flow of 794 cfs. Over the past 7 days the water level fell 0.12 ft. Data from the USGS.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 6:27 AM EDT (USGS Water Data snapshot)

Gage height

1.10 ft

7-day range 1.10–1.22 ft

Discharge

794cfs

7-day range 794–935 cfs

Latest reading

58 min ago

Oct 28, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT

Readings are provisional USGS data and may be revised. Rivers can rise fast after rain upstream. For flood warnings, check weather.gov and follow local authorities.

Gage height, past 7 days

1.091.131.161.191.23Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27
Gage height (ft), hourly, past 7 days. Low 1.10 · High 1.22.

Discharge, past 7 days

783824865905946Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27
Discharge (cfs), hourly, past 7 days. Low 794 · High 935.

Chart dates are in North Carolina local time (America/New York).

Reading this gauge

Gage height is the water surface level above this station's own reference point, so 1.10 ft is not the river depth and cannot be compared with other gauges. Discharge, the volume of water flowing past each second, is the better number for comparing conditions over time and between rivers.

Station details
USGS site number03451500
Official nameFRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC
StateNorth Carolina
Drainage area945 sq mi
Gage datum elevation1,949.9 ft above sea level
Coordinates35.6089° N, 82.5781° W

Source: USGS Water Data for the Nation, site 03451500. Parameters 00065 (gage height) and 00060 (discharge).

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