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TUG FORK RIVER

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TUG FORK DOWNSTREAM OF ELKHORN CREEK AT WELCH, WV

MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV37.4412°N, -81.5998°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

95.2cfs

GAUGE HT

3.26ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

1mph WSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

95.2cfs 1.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 98–132 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

207cfs

PERIOD LOW

85.1cfs

RUNNABLE

41%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.26ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

69°

THU

83°

71°

FRI

75°

68°

SAT

78°

69°

SUN

75°

67°

MON

88°

63°

TUE

91°

60°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

83°

84°

82°

79°

77°

75°

74°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

80°

81°

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81°

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82°

79°

76°

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70°

69°

68°

70°

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71°

75°

74°

75°

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69°

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75°

73°

71°

77°

78°

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73°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

74°

75°

73°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

64°

65°

67°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NNW

G 6 mph

NNW

WSW

WNW

SSW

WSW

ESE

G13

WNW

G14

G12

SSE

G13

G11

WNW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G15

G17

SSW

G12

WSW

G15

G13

WNW

G12

SSW

ESE

SSE

G12

SSE

WNW

G24

G19

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

G17

G21

G22

G23

WNW

G23

WNW

G21

G11

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G16

G10

WSW

G18

G17

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

G17

G20

WSW

G24

WSW

G22

WSW

G19

G17

G14

G15

G13

G12

WNW

G12

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WNW

ESE

G11

ESE

G20

ESE

G20

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

23%

24%

25%

26%

17%

13%

11%

17%

23%

24%

26%

30%

21%

19%

20%

28%

34%

44%

47%

36%

28%

25%

22%

31%

14%

64%

85%

71%

69%

76%

72%

22%

14%

41%

52%

24%

20%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

48%

100%

91%

33%

100%

61%

15%

35%

100%

84%

76%

90%

100%

94%

54%

26%

91%

81%

92%

100%

97%

64%

100%

99%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 36M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

37% illuminated

Station Location

37.4412, -81.5998

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 13:45 UTC

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