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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

CHARLESTON, WV38.3582°N, -81.6271°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,010cfs

GAUGE HT

23.86ft

WATER TEMP

25°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,010cfs 25.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 838–1,134 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

314cfs

RUNNABLE

47%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

23.86ft

Water Temperature

24.7°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

69°

SUN

83°

68°

MON

96°

70°

TUE

101°

71°

WED

100°

71°

THU

101°

70°

FRI

104°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

73°

74°

76°

77°

79°

81°

82°

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81°

79°

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78°

81°

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86°

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84°

80°

79°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

76°

81°

86°

91°

95°

97°

99°

101°

99°

95°

88°

74°

71°

72°

71°

72°

73°

72°

73°

76°

80°

86°

90°

93°

96°

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100°

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94°

76°

73°

72°

71°

72°

71°

70°

74°

78°

84°

89°

93°

97°

99°

101°

100°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SSW

G 8 mph

SSW

SSE

G17

SSW

G15

G13

G10

SSW

ENE

NNE

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNW

ESE

WSW

WNW

NNW

ENE

NNE

SSE

SSW

ENE

ESE

WNW

ESE

WSW

SSW

WSW

NNW

NNE

WNW

ESE

G39

G11

ENE

G12

G23

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

11%

15%

13%

16%

24%

32%

23%

20%

18%

15%

12%

15%

18%

22%

28%

24%

17%

15%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

79%

100%

97%

39%

16%

100%

43%

21%

23%

24%

12%

21%

75%

100%

49%

100%

43%

98%

100%

45%

100%

88%

10%

100%

35%

100%

21%

10%

13%

16%

100%

78%

15%

17%

10%

12%

13%

10%

14%

21%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:05 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

95% illuminated

Station Location

38.3582, -81.6271

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 22:58 UTC

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