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USGS 03451500 FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2013-09-14  2026-05-28
2009-10-02  2026-05-28
1985-10-01  2026-05-28
2007-10-01  2026-05-28
2019-06-04  2026-05-28
2019-06-04  2026-05-28
2019-06-04  2026-05-28
2020-10-01  2026-05-28
2019-06-04  2026-05-28







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 19.8 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Precipitation, total, inches
 
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 4800 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 28 based on 130 water years of record more
Min
(1988)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 28		 Max
(1973)
688 1360 1880 2280 2530 4800 25200

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.68 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 35 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.8 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.4 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1953.61 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), FINAL
Most recent instantaneous value: 60.0 05-28-2026   12:30 EDT
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