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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 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

438cfs

GAUGE HT

2.93ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

2mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

438cfs 94.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 338–458 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,611cfs

PERIOD LOW

167cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

2.93ft

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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

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82°

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82°

87°

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94°

89°

79°

78°

75°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

68°

72°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 5 mph

ENE

G25

ENE

G19

ENE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

G18

ESE

G14

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

G12

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G11

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G11

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G10

ESE

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ESE

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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

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

37%

41%

37%

32%

15%

10%

14%

19%

20%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

88%

overcast

88%

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

996

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

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 00:00 UTC

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