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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 52 min ago

FLOW RATE

513cfs

GAUGE HT

3.11ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

2mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

513cfs 98.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 370–500 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

513cfs

PERIOD LOW

388cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.11ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

71°

MON

87°

70°

TUE

92°

67°

WED

95°

68°

THU

94°

71°

FRI

89°

65°

SAT

89°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

78°

75°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

72°

71°

70°

71°

75°

77°

79°

82°

84°

85°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

71°

74°

78°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

91°

87°

81°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

72°

77°

81°

85°

89°

92°

94°

95°

94°

90°

84°

81°

79°

76°

74°

75°

76°

74°

75°

74°

76°

77°

82°

87°

90°

92°

94°

89°

79°

78°

75°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

68°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 5 mph

G13

ENE

G14

G12

ENE

G12

G10

ESE

ENE

G18

ESE

G14

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

SSE

WSW

SSW

G10

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

G17

NNW

G15

WNW

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

28%

38%

33%

38%

33%

18%

10%

15%

18%

20%

15%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

84%

89%

100%

96%

100%

67%

100%

87%

33%

13%

22%

15%

20%

50%

74%

34%

38%

60%

100%

10%

11%

16%

11%

82%

98%

100%

63%

19%

24%

100%

86%

70%

53%

34%

19%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:14 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.1798, -81.7115

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 13:45 UTC

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