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CACAPON RIVER

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CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON, WV

MORGAN COUNTY, WV39.5823°N, -78.3097°W Updated 4 hr ago

FLOW RATE

186cfs

GAUGE HT

1.83ft

WATER TEMP

82°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

1mph NNW

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

186cfs 8.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 158–214 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

253cfs

PERIOD LOW

80cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.83ft

Water Temperature

81.9°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.5in

≈ normal

20.47 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.24 in).

YTD Total

20.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.0–27.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.08" · normal 2.88" (1.6–4.4)

Jan

Feb: 1.73" · normal 2.57" (1.3–4.9)

Feb

Mar: 3.61" · normal 3.66" (1.7–5.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.22" · normal 3.57" (2.1–5.4)

Apr

May: 4.89" · normal 3.77" (1.7–6.0)

May

Jun: 3.36" · normal 3.37" (1.8–5.2)

Jun

Jul: 2.58" (so far)· normal 3.31" (1.8–5.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.57" (1.4–3.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.00" (1.3–7.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.09" (0.9–5.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.78" (1.1–4.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.14" (1.7–4.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:36 UTC

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