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CHESTNUT CREEK

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CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA

GALAX, VA36.6460°N, -80.9192°W Updated 54 min ago

FLOW RATE

20cfs

GAUGE HT

1.22ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

20cfs 69.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 18–24 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

20.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

20cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.22ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

59°

SAT

80°

65°

SUN

81°

64°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

91°

66°

WED

93°

66°

THU

96°

66°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

69°

70°

74°

77°

75°

79°

78°

79°

80°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

67°

68°

69°

71°

75°

79°

81°

79°

74°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

70°

75°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

86°

78°

76°

75°

73°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

75°

79°

83°

86°

89°

90°

91°

89°

84°

83°

79°

77°

75°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

76°

82°

87°

89°

91°

93°

91°

89°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSE

G 14 mph

G14

SSE

G10

WSW

G14

NNW

NNE

G16

G18

WSW

G16

WSW

G18

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

SSW

G16

WSW

G18

G31

WSW

G16

G12

WSW

G12

G14

SSW

G16

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

NNW

G12

G10

NNW

G11

G13

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

ENE

ESE

G12

G18

PRECIP

chance %

21%

15%

24%

10%

20%

16%

26%

36%

39%

30%

27%

24%

12%

13%

14%

11%

14%

12%

17%

25%

10%

27%

CLOUDS

cover %

26%

few

26%

43%

100%

97%

100%

95%

100%

55%

73%

94%

100%

21%

100%

58%

100%

57%

10%

39%

12%

100%

36%

51%

39%

100%

63%

28%

41%

64%

100%

13%

26%

49%

41%

23%

19%

10%

24%

58%

65%

100%

59%

14%

61%

17%

16%

35%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

933

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:06 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 40M OF DAYLIGHT19H 52M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

90% illuminated

Station Location

36.6460, -80.9192

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 00:54 UTC

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