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BIG COAL RIVER

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BIG COAL RIVER AT ASHFORD, WV

BOONE COUNTY, WV38.1798°N, -81.7115°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,060cfs

GAUGE HT

4.15ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

8mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,060cfs 359.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,505–2,035 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,590cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,060cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.15ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

63°

FRI

89°

68°

SAT

77°

69°

SUN

89°

68°

MON

93°

64°

TUE

96°

70°

WED

99°

72°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

84°

85°

84°

81°

77°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

69°

72°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

86°

84°

81°

77°

76°

73°

72°

71°

69°

70°

71°

72°

74°

75°

77°

76°

74°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

72°

76°

79°

83°

85°

87°

89°

88°

84°

79°

74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

71°

76°

81°

85°

88°

90°

91°

92°

93°

92°

91°

88°

81°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SW

G 13 mph

G13

G14

G12

G11

SSW

ESE

NNE

G20

ESE

G10

G11

SSE

WSW

SSW

G10

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

G29

G15

WSW

G13

G23

G27

G26

G24

SSW

G26

G25

G22

G19

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G18

G14

G13

G12

WNW

G11

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

NNW

G10

G14

G15

G10

G12

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

G13

G11

ESE

SSE

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

13%

19%

14%

11%

63%

83%

82%

61%

25%

24%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

99%

42%

39%

81%

100%

98%

90%

100%

74%

79%

70%

100%

34%

11%

17%

29%

100%

93%

100%

86%

46%

24%

14%

100%

75%

100%

98%

95%

90%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:05 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT7H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

38.1798, -81.7115

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 13:49 UTC

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