USGS · 02016000

COWPASTURE RIVER

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COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA37.7918°N, -79.7595°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

114cfs

GAUGE HT

1.48ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

114cfs 66.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 105–141 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

128cfs

PERIOD LOW

114cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.48ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

68°

SAT

83°

70°

SUN

90°

71°

MON

96°

67°

TUE

99°

69°

WED

102°

72°

THU

103°

70°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

80°

77°

75°

71°

70°

75°

78°

80°

78°

73°

76°

77°

80°

79°

80°

83°

81°

79°

76°

74°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

75°

80°

82°

84°

87°

89°

90°

89°

85°

86°

84°

79°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

71°

76°

82°

86°

90°

93°

94°

96°

95°

94°

92°

84°

81°

80°

79°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

75°

80°

85°

89°

93°

96°

98°

99°

98°

97°

78°

75°

73°

72°

73°

77°

82°

88°

93°

97°

101°

102°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNW

G 4 mph

NNW

G12

ENE

G18

ENE

G12

ENE

G14

ESE

G15

WSW

G14

G13

G12

SSW

G14

WSW

G12

G11

G12

WNW

G22

WSW

ESE

NNE

ENE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

SSE

NNE

G12

G11

WSW

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

16%

21%

24%

16%

11%

15%

16%

23%

20%

17%

18%

30%

46%

27%

28%

24%

19%

12%

18%

14%

11%

14%

13%

42%

21%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

91%

overcast

91%

30%

100%

85%

100%

67%

34%

62%

44%

100%

42%

65%

100%

80%

32%

100%

50%

77%

11%

12%

39%

27%

11%

23%

26%

76%

77%

100%

81%

100%

44%

100%

82%

35%

100%

53%

13%

36%

100%

10%

24%

13%

43%

82%

100%

77%

34%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:58 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT0H 59M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Station Location

37.7918, -79.7595

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 19:46 UTC

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