Waterlands
South Fork Holston River
USGS · 03471500
SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER
USGS · 03471500LIVE

S.F. Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, VA

SMYTH COUNTY, VA36.7604°N, -81.6312°W Updated 4 hr ago
FLOW RATE
42cfs
AIR TEMP
58°F
WIND
4mph SE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
42cfs 47.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 4054 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
388cfs
PERIOD LOW
23cfs
RUNNABLE
25%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

18.7in

-17% vs normal

18.73 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 22.61 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

18.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.3–27.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.68" · normal 3.84" (2.4–5.9)
Jan
Feb: 2.73" · normal 3.76" (2.1–6.5)
Feb
Mar: 2.54" · normal 4.47" (2.8–6.6)
Mar
Apr: 3.23" · normal 4.03" (2.4–5.8)
Apr
May: 3.08" · normal 3.74" (2.3–5.7)
May
Jun: 3.47" (so far)· normal 3.40" (2.1–5.1)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.50" (2.3–4.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.15" (1.7–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.03" (1.3–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.93" (1.4–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.05" (1.6–4.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.85" (2.3–5.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:30 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
53°
THU
83°
61°
FRI
77°
66°
SAT
76°
66°
SUN
78°
67°
MON
81°
68°
TUE
84°
66°
TIME
WED
5
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
54°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph N
3
N
3
E
1
G2
S
2
G5
SW
3
G5
WSW
1
G6
NNW
2
G5
N
2
G3
NNW
3
WNW
3
G5
W
3
W
3
G4
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4
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5
G7
NW
4
G7
WNW
3
G5
NW
2
SSE
3
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4
SSE
4
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4
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1
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1
SSW
2
E
0
G1
N
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E
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G6
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5
G9
WSW
6
G10
WSW
5
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5
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6
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6
G11
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5
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WSW
4
G9
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6
G10
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4
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4
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4
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5
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6
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5
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3
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3
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4
G6
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7
G9
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9
G14
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10
G17
W
10
G15
W
13
G16
W
7
G14
WSW
9
G17
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8
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WSW
11
G17
WSW
11
G17
WSW
10
G19
SSW
5
S
5
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7
G9
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8
G13
SW
8
G11
SW
7
G15
SW
8
G19
SW
8
G18
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8
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8
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8
G19
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10
G23
SW
12
G22
WSW
12
G24
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14
G20
WSW
13
G19
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10
G15
WSW
11
G16
WSW
9
G23
WSW
12
G20
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15
G25
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14
G24
WSW
7
G15
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4
WSW
5
WSW
4
SW
4
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
6
G9
SW
6
G14
WSW
8
G19
WSW
10
G17
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2
G3
SSW
3
SW
5
G6
W
6
G8
WSW
8
G12
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6
G8
W
6
G8
WNW
8
G10
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6
G10
WNW
5
G10
NW
5
G10
NNW
5
G8
NNW
4
G6
NW
3
G4
WNW
2
G3
W
2
G3
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3
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PRECIP
chance %
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6%
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6%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
3%
100%
89%
95%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
2%
1%
12%
37%
89%
15%
2%
3%
48%
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98%
40%
0%
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40%
7%
2%
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38%
75%
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98%
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89%
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98%
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98%
100%
100%
94%
85%
80%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
943
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:08 AM
SUNSET
08:49 PM
14H 41M OF DAYLIGHT15H 50M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
66% illuminated

Station Location

36.7604, -81.6312
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 04:59 UTC
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