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KANAWHA RIVER

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KANAWHA RIVER AT KANAWHA FALLS, WV

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV38.1382°N, -81.2143°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

7,780cfs

GAUGE HT

4.62ft

WATER TEMP

22°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

1mph NNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7,780cfs 5.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 6,282–8,499 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,320cfs

PERIOD LOW

5,690cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.62ft

Water Temperature

22.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

70°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

99°

75°

THU

101°

73°

FRI

100°

71°

SAT

99°

72°

SUN

97°

70°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

87°

88°

89°

90°

89°

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86°

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80°

79°

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76°

75°

76°

79°

83°

87°

91°

93°

96°

98°

99°

97°

94°

88°

84°

82°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

78°

83°

87°

91°

95°

98°

100°

101°

100°

98°

94°

84°

74°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

76°

80°

85°

89°

93°

96°

98°

99°

100°

97°

92°

87°

82°

81°

80°

79°

77°

76°

74°

72°

73°

76°

80°

84°

88°

92°

95°

97°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ESE

G 3 mph

ESE

SSE

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

SSE

ESE

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

WSW

NNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

NNE

NNW

G21

G24

G21

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

NNW

WNW

G20

ENE

SSE

ENE

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

55%

20%

49%

15%

11%

19%

91%

75%

55%

98%

100%

93%

98%

100%

96%

68%

55%

35%

100%

35%

76%

11%

15%

78%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT1H 14M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

38.1382, -81.2143

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 19:37 UTC

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