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BUCKHANNON RIVER

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BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV38.8196°N, -80.2139°W Updated 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

77cfs

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

77cfs 32.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 84–114 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

145cfs

PERIOD LOW

62cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

57°

FRI

81°

65°

SAT

72°

65°

SUN

79°

64°

MON

87°

61°

TUE

90°

64°

WED

92°

68°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

59°

mild

59°

65°

69°

71°

73°

75°

76°

77°

78°

79°

78°

75°

72°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

66°

70°

73°

75°

78°

80°

79°

81°

80°

79°

78°

74°

69°

65°

66°

67°

68°

69°

70°

72°

71°

70°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

68°

71°

74°

77°

79°

76°

69°

68°

67°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

63°

67°

71°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

85°

81°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSE

G 8 mph

SSE

G12

G14

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

G12

G15

G14

G15

SSW

G15

G10

G11

G12

G11

G13

SSW

NNW

ESE

SSE

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

SSW

G11

ESE

SSW

NNE

ENE

G10

G23

G29

SSE

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

G28

G29

G27

G25

G24

WSW

G23

G22

G21

G22

WSW

G23

WSW

G21

WSW

G18

G15

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

SSE

SSW

WNW

SSW

ENE

ESE

SSE

NNW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

21%

18%

14%

10%

13%

11%

17%

41%

59%

86%

87%

86%

57%

31%

34%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

91%

19%

24%

16%

13%

15%

100%

83%

100%

99%

100%

45%

100%

98%

100%

81%

100%

24%

56%

49%

28%

100%

73%

100%

73%

100%

51%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

954

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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 DAYLIGHT14H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

77% illuminated

Station Location

38.8196, -80.2139

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 06:46 UTC

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