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CHESTNUT CREEK

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CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA

GALAX, VA36.6460°N, -80.9192°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

24.3cfs

GAUGE HT

1.29ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

7mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

24.3cfs 66.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 15–20 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

24.3cfs

PERIOD LOW

17cfs

RUNNABLE

77%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.29ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

66°

MON

71°

63°

TUE

82°

59°

WED

90°

60°

THU

89°

65°

FRI

78°

66°

SAT

86°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

69°

71°

72°

74°

76°

77°

72°

70°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

67°

68°

70°

71°

70°

69°

70°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

62°

65°

68°

73°

77°

80°

81°

82°

81°

80°

77°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

66°

73°

78°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

84°

77°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

70°

74°

78°

80°

84°

86°

88°

89°

88°

85°

82°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph N

G 10 mph

G10

NNW

SSW

G12

SSE

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

G12

ESE

G14

G15

ESE

G12

ENE

G16

G19

G18

G17

ESE

ENE

SSW

NNE

ENE

G11

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G13

G15

G20

G19

G21

G18

NNW

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

G11

WNW

G15

WNW

G17

WNW

G17

G15

G13

G14

G16

G17

PRECIP

chance %

24%

29%

32%

29%

28%

38%

45%

46%

40%

37%

27%

22%

24%

32%

41%

39%

33%

25%

27%

32%

28%

32%

37%

33%

34%

35%

33%

63%

36%

16%

13%

10%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

100%

84%

92%

84%

27%

14%

13%

17%

16%

11%

66%

55%

12%

22%

18%

59%

33%

23%

25%

10%

11%

10%

100%

51%

11%

46%

28%

24%

49%

67%

70%

67%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

934

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:15 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

36.6460, -80.9192

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 07:00 UTC

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