USGS · 02016000

COWPASTURE RIVER

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COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA37.7918°N, -79.7595°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

121cfs

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

7mph W

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

121cfs 32.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 127–171 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,568cfs

PERIOD LOW

73cfs

RUNNABLE

18%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

68°

SAT

81°

71°

SUN

90°

70°

MON

96°

67°

TUE

99°

69°

WED

102°

72°

THU

103°

70°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

75°

74°

76°

75°

79°

81°

80°

78°

72°

71°

72°

71°

70°

73°

74°

78°

80°

84°

87°

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°

100°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNE

G 7 mph

NNE

ENE

SSW

WNW

NNE

SSE

ENE

WNW

SSW

G10

SSW

SSE

G11

SSW

G13

G12

G16

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

G13

SSW

G14

ESE

SSE

ENE

SSE

SSW

SSE

G11

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

SSE

NNE

G12

G11

WSW

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

18%

33%

31%

11%

25%

14%

15%

22%

19%

17%

18%

30%

46%

27%

28%

24%

19%

12%

18%

14%

11%

22%

32%

18%

10%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

29%

11%

97%

100%

96%

95%

100%

98%

100%

92%

67%

55%

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%

17%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

983

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 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Station Location

37.7918, -79.7595

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 21:09 UTC

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