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KANAWHA RIVER

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KANAWHA RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV38.3715°N, -81.7021°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9,182cfs

AIR TEMP

90°F

WIND

1mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

9,182cfs 42.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,865–6,581 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

70,870cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,462cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

69°

TUE

94°

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

84°

mild

84°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

75°

78°

82°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

93°

94°

92°

89°

86°

84°

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

76°

80°

84°

87°

89°

93°

96°

98°

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 ESE

G 3 mph

ESE

SSE

ENE

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G13

G14

G10

SSW

NNE

NNW

WSW

WNW

NNE

ESE

NNE

WNW

G27

SSW

G17

WSW

SSE

WSW

ESE

ENE

NNW

WNW

WSW

NNW

WSW

SSW

WNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

20%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

48%

98%

96%

100%

29%

25%

82%

31%

15%

12%

13%

10%

15%

44%

100%

78%

98%

100%

98%

95%

98%

76%

55%

21%

12%

11%

13%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

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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 DAYLIGHT0H 4M 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 20:50 UTC

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