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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,568cfs

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

3,568cfs 30.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 190–258 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,133cfs

PERIOD LOW

43cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

57°

THU

86°

64°

FRI

81°

68°

SAT

77°

68°

SUN

83°

67°

MON

94°

68°

TUE

97°

68°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

70°

72°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

79°

76°

73°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

69°

75°

77°

80°

82°

83°

85°

86°

85°

82°

80°

75°

73°

72°

70°

68°

69°

72°

73°

72°

73°

81°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

71°

72°

71°

72°

74°

76°

75°

74°

75°

77°

75°

76°

75°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

70°

71°

72°

73°

74°

73°

74°

78°

83°

81°

82°

79°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph S

G 3 mph

WSW

NNW

ESE

G14

G13

G11

G14

G13

G11

G10

WSW

G10

G12

WNW

ENE

SSE

SSW

G16

WNW

G21

SSW

G13

G21

G25

G12

SSE

G19

G29

WSW

G31

WSW

G28

G29

G30

G29

G27

G24

G23

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

G13

WSW

G18

WSW

G23

G18

SSW

G16

SSW

G13

SSW

WSW

SSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

18%

24%

37%

56%

78%

80%

78%

77%

53%

29%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

61%

100%

16%

89%

59%

93%

18%

100%

10%

53%

15%

100%

63%

100%

99%

100%

89%

87%

100%

93%

100%

81%

55%

33%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT11H 52M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

68% illuminated

Station Location

38.1798, -81.7115

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 09:01 UTC

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