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BUCKHANNON RIVER

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BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV38.8196°N, -80.2139°W Updated 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

209cfs

GAUGE HT

5.78ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

3mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

209cfs 16.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 60–82 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

442cfs

PERIOD LOW

20cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

5.78ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

68°

MON

81°

64°

TUE

90°

64°

WED

91°

67°

THU

82°

66°

FRI

81°

61°

SAT

82°

56°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

68°

71°

73°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

81°

79°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

74°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

88°

84°

77°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

74°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

85°

80°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

73°

75°

79°

82°

76°

75°

76°

72°

69°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

63°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph S

G 12 mph

G12

SSE

G18

G13

ESE

NNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNE

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

WSW

ESE

NNE

G10

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

SSW

G13

WSW

G15

G17

G15

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

G12

G13

ENE

G13

ESE

ENE

SSE

ESE

ENE

G10

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

32%

26%

22%

25%

11%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

87%

mostly

87%

100%

59%

54%

10%

38%

65%

81%

52%

37%

34%

14%

100%

56%

70%

18%

25%

100%

76%

74%

76%

89%

100%

20%

10%

67%

100%

92%

100%

68%

96%

31%

77%

73%

100%

77%

58%

79%

100%

73%

17%

58%

84%

100%

96%

100%

18%

25%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

957

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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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 00:00 UTC

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