USGS · 02049500

BLACKWATER RIVER

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BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR FRANKLIN, VA

SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA36.7626°N, -76.8983°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

17.5cfs

GAUGE HT

0.90ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

3mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

17.5cfs 94.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 19–26 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

29cfs

PERIOD LOW

17.5cfs

RUNNABLE

54%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.90ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

61°

THU

88°

64°

FRI

94°

69°

SAT

87°

70°

SUN

82°

69°

MON

83°

65°

TUE

86°

61°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

75°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

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71°

75°

78°

81°

83°

84°

86°

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76°

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81°

76°

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77°

81°

84°

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75°

72°

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74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

75°

78°

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82°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph E

G 2 mph

ESE

G12

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G16

G14

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

G13

G10

SSW

WSW

ESE

G17

ESE

G22

ESE

G24

ESE

G20

G16

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

G16

G21

SSW

G25

SSW

G19

G16

G14

G15

G17

G18

G20

SSW

G25

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

G26

G21

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

G13

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G11

WSW

G11

G10

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

G12

WSW

G11

G12

WSW

WNW

G14

WNW

NNW

G11

NNE

G10

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

37%

26%

11%

59%

36%

15%

37%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

16%

56%

96%

100%

77%

100%

18%

94%

99%

100%

97%

42%

97%

100%

97%

41%

100%

71%

100%

32%

100%

98%

75%

100%

97%

100%

76%

100%

77%

48%

100%

95%

100%

74%

80%

100%

69%

100%

93%

72%

41%

95%

100%

67%

52%

100%

96%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1017

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

14H 41M OF DAYLIGHT0H 33M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

36.7626, -76.8983

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 19:57 UTC

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