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BUCKHANNON RIVER

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BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV38.8196°N, -80.2139°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

213cfs

GAUGE HT

5.79ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

2mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

213cfs 13.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 25–33 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

442cfs

PERIOD LOW

20cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

5.79ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

68°

MON

81°

66°

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

81°

mild

81°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

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°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NNE

G 8 mph

NNE

G11

NNE

WSW

G15

G14

SSW

G11

SSE

G11

WNW

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 %

34%

26%

28%

31%

27%

21%

11%

10%

11%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

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 00:00 UTC

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