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KANAWHA RIVER

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KANAWHA RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV38.3715°N, -81.7021°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

10,000cfs

GAUGE HT

18.39ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

0mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

10,000cfs 7.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 7,642–10,339 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

10,900cfs

PERIOD LOW

6,620cfs

RUNNABLE

87%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

18.39ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

69°

TUE

95°

74°

WED

102°

75°

THU

102°

71°

FRI

100°

70°

SAT

99°

72°

SUN

98°

69°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

84°

81°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

78°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

94°

95°

94°

92°

89°

85°

83°

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

76°

79°

83°

88°

92°

95°

97°

99°

101°

102°

101°

100°

97°

89°

85°

82°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

74°

78°

83°

87°

91°

95°

98°

101°

102°

101°

97°

90°

88°

71°

72°

71°

70°

71°

70°

71°

72°

74°

77°

83°

87°

91°

95°

98°

100°

99°

95°

88°

84°

81°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

73°

75°

80°

85°

90°

94°

97°

99°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ENE

G 3 mph

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

SSW

G10

G12

G13

SSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

NNE

G17

G24

WNW

G26

SSW

WSW

G10

SSE

WSW

ESE

ENE

NNW

WNW

WSW

NNW

G14

NNW

WSW

SSW

WNW

NNE

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

20%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

33%

100%

29%

100%

95%

100%

97%

14%

11%

19%

17%

14%

18%

14%

100%

42%

100%

78%

98%

100%

98%

95%

98%

76%

55%

21%

12%

11%

13%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:06 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT1H 18M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

38.3715, -81.7021

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 19:36 UTC

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