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CHESTNUT CREEK

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CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA

GALAX, VA36.6460°N, -80.9192°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

23cfs

GAUGE HT

1.28ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

6mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

23cfs 44.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 31–41 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

247cfs

PERIOD LOW

15cfs

RUNNABLE

53%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.28ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

66°

MON

70°

65°

TUE

83°

60°

WED

92°

63°

THU

91°

68°

FRI

85°

65°

SAT

84°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

68°

69°

68°

67°

66°

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70°

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80°

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87°

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74°

72°

70°

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68°

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81°

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85°

78°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

68°

66°

65°

66°

70°

74°

78°

82°

83°

84°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ESE

G19

ESE

G18

ESE

G20

ESE

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G11

ENE

NNE

G12

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G16

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G15

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G14

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G13

G16

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G17

G20

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G20

G19

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G14

NNW

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

G11

SSE

WNW

G12

G16

G17

G18

G17

G16

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

G13

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G12

NNW

G12

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G11

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G10

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G18

G15

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G10

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G13

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PRECIP

chance %

27%

28%

22%

18%

21%

27%

24%

26%

23%

25%

31%

37%

32%

40%

48%

50%

51%

54%

45%

33%

25%

30%

20%

13%

25%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

93%

100%

39%

100%

92%

47%

39%

97%

100%

55%

10%

11%

80%

94%

100%

66%

31%

20%

44%

10%

75%

72%

42%

85%

100%

50%

11%

61%

22%

40%

100%

90%

67%

50%

44%

49%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

934

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:15 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

36.6460, -80.9192

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

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