Waterlands
Back Creek
USGS · 02011500
BACK CREEK
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BACK CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE, VA

BATH COUNTY, VA38.0696°N, -79.8970°W Updated 21 min ago
FLOW RATE
37.9cfs
GAUGE HT
2.78ft
WATER TEMP
23°F
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
12mph NNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
37.9cfs 69.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 2838 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
44.8cfs
PERIOD LOW
27.4cfs
RUNNABLE
84%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.78ft

Water Temperature

22.6°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

14.6in

-36% vs normal

14.64 in of precipitation so far this year, 36% below the 30-year normal of 22.83 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

14.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.4–31.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-36%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.66" · normal 3.71" (1.9–6.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.98" · normal 3.28" (1.6–5.9)
Feb
Mar: 2.48" · normal 4.37" (2.8–7.1)
Mar
Apr: 1.66" · normal 4.14" (2.5–5.5)
Apr
May: 4.20" · normal 4.42" (2.3–8.0)
May
Jun: 1.65" (so far)· normal 3.57" (2.0–5.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.43" (1.9–4.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.95" (1.6–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.80" (1.0–6.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.29" (1.3–5.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.30" (1.4–5.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.81" (2.6–5.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:51 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
72°
62°
WED
76°
55°
THU
87°
60°
FRI
86°
64°
SAT
75°
66°
SUN
78°
66°
MON
82°
66°
TIME
TUE
7
NOW
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
mild
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61°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph NNW
G 21 mph
10
G21
NNW
7
G21
NNW
4
G12
NNW
2
G7
NNW
4
G8
NW
3
G9
WNW
1
G8
ENE
1
G9
NNE
2
G10
WSW
3
G9
WSW
3
G8
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3
G4
NW
4
G5
NNW
2
G4
N
2
G4
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3
G5
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1
G3
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1
G4
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2
G3
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1
G4
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3
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5
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5
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4
G7
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3
G6
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2
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1
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4
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3
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2
NNW
1
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NNE
3
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3
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2
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3
G4
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4
G8
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6
G9
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7
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8
G10
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8
G10
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9
G11
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9
G13
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10
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9
G12
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7
G15
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4
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4
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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G4
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4
G8
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5
G11
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8
G15
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11
G17
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11
G17
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10
G19
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10
G20
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8
G19
WNW
11
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4
G16
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4
G17
WSW
5
G13
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4
G9
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3
G6
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3
G5
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4
WSW
4
WSW
5
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5
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5
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4
G9
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4
G16
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4
G23
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4
G32
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4
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G30
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5
G25
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5
G20
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4
G20
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6
G20
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6
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6
G18
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7
G15
WSW
4
G13
WSW
4
G14
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3
G16
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2
G3
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2
WNW
1
G2
NNW
1
G2
NW
1
G2
NW
1
G2
N
1
G2
N
2
WNW
2
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2
WNW
2
WNW
2
G3
NW
2
G3
WNW
3
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3
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3
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2
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PRECIP
chance %
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11%
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11%
5%
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5%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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1%
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60%
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100%
4%
0%
2%
1%
29%
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12%
50%
100%
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100%
0%
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100%
100%
84%
77%
81%
89%
94%
90%
83%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
955
955954955957956956956956954954955956954955954953954956956957
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:57 AM
SUNSET
08:46 PM
14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT1H 55M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
62% illuminated

Station Location

38.0696, -79.8970
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 18:51 UTC
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