USGS · 01605500

SOUTH BRANCH

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SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT FRANKLIN, WV

PENDLETON COUNTY, WV38.6357°N, -79.3378°W Updated 34 min ago

FLOW RATE

65.1cfs

GAUGE HT

1.86ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

1mph NW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

65.1cfs 59.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 35–48 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

65.1cfs

PERIOD LOW

37.1cfs

RUNNABLE

91%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.86ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

68°

WED

84°

68°

THU

88°

65°

FRI

80°

65°

SAT

78°

67°

SUN

76°

65°

MON

80°

63°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

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72°

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78°

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78°

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66°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph ENE

G 3 mph

ENE

SSE

ENE

SSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

SSW

SSE

NNW

NNE

SSE

G10

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G12

G10

WSW

G12

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G14

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G17

G16

WNW

WSW

G15

G19

G20

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WNW

G21

WNW

G22

G21

WNW

WSW

G16

G19

G20

WNW

G21

WNW

G12

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

15%

27%

51%

52%

47%

44%

43%

47%

39%

24%

15%

10%

13%

21%

26%

20%

82%

31%

13%

58%

69%

10%

28%

22%

20%

34%

49%

22%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

97%

overcast

97%

47%

44%

100%

52%

91%

88%

100%

65%

100%

76%

100%

83%

15%

56%

98%

96%

100%

78%

31%

65%

90%

100%

40%

97%

100%

82%

85%

70%

97%

68%

32%

31%

28%

12%

33%

84%

100%

65%

95%

20%

100%

59%

16%

20%

26%

27%

100%

12%

100%

94%

85%

81%

86%

96%

100%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

952

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:00 AM

SUNSET

08:44 PM

14H 44M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.6357, -79.3378

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 08:05 UTC

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