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BUCKHANNON RIVER

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BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV38.8196°N, -80.2139°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

74.2cfs

GAUGE HT

5.21ft

AIR TEMP

59°F

WIND

5mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

74.2cfs 0.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 85–115 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

122cfs

PERIOD LOW

74.2cfs

RUNNABLE

66%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.21ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

58°

FRI

81°

65°

SAT

70°

66°

SUN

82°

64°

MON

88°

62°

TUE

89°

65°

WED

92°

70°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

58°

mild

58°

59°

65°

70°

72°

73°

75°

76°

78°

79°

78°

75°

72°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

66°

70°

73°

75°

78°

80°

79°

81°

80°

79°

74°

69°

66°

67°

66°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

69°

67°

65°

64°

65°

68°

70°

73°

76°

79°

81°

82°

80°

79°

74°

69°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

65°

70°

75°

78°

80°

82°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

83°

78°

74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSE

G 8 mph

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

G12

G14

G13

G16

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

G10

G11

G12

G11

G13

SSW

NNW

ESE

SSE

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

SSW

G11

WNW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSE

G23

G29

SSW

G28

G29

G30

G28

G29

G27

WSW

G25

WSW

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G21

G22

WSW

G23

WSW

G21

WSW

G18

G15

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

WSW

NNE

WNW

NNW

WSW

SSE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

12%

23%

19%

14%

10%

13%

12%

17%

41%

59%

86%

87%

86%

57%

31%

34%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

20%

22%

15%

14%

15%

100%

99%

100%

45%

100%

98%

100%

48%

55%

79%

73%

66%

100%

50%

80%

49%

41%

51%

52%

100%

13%

22%

33%

48%

66%

80%

90%

96%

98%

95%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

953

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:57 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT15H 24M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

76% illuminated

Station Location

38.8196, -80.2139

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 05:26 UTC

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