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BUCKHANNON RIVER

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BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV38.8196°N, -80.2139°W Updated 8 min ago

FLOW RATE

196cfs

GAUGE HT

5.74ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

2mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

196cfs 215.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 246–332 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

577cfs

PERIOD LOW

190cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.74ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

68°

MON

81°

68°

TUE

88°

63°

WED

90°

66°

THU

80°

62°

FRI

80°

57°

SAT

82°

55°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

80°

77°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

71°

73°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

81°

79°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

72°

77°

80°

83°

85°

87°

88°

86°

82°

76°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

73°

78°

81°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

84°

79°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

73°

76°

74°

78°

80°

77°

76°

78°

79°

74°

70°

65°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

59°

61°

64°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NNE

G 8 mph

NNE

G12

NNE

G16

G13

SSE

ENE

NNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNE

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

WSW

ESE

NNE

G10

NNW

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

SSW

SSE

SSW

G13

G15

WSW

G17

G15

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

NNW

G13

ENE

ESE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

26%

36%

31%

32%

33%

25%

15%

10%

11%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

54%

100%

59%

10%

38%

65%

81%

52%

37%

34%

14%

100%

56%

70%

20%

12%

99%

100%

64%

100%

88%

69%

10%

46%

100%

27%

81%

64%

68%

22%

100%

70%

53%

100%

82%

57%

35%

20%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

957

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:06 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 40M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.8196, -80.2139

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:30 UTC

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