USGS · 03165000

CHESTNUT CREEK

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CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA

VIRGINIA36.6460°N, -80.9192°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

23cfs

GAUGE HT

1.28ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

3mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

23cfs 65.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 17–23 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

24cfs

PERIOD LOW

17cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.28ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

75°

66°

MON

70°

65°

TUE

83°

60°

WED

91°

61°

THU

89°

67°

FRI

85°

67°

SAT

80°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

75°

73°

74°

73°

70°

68°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

69°

68°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

61°

64°

66°

69°

74°

77°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

72°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

67°

74°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

91°

90°

89°

86°

77°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

71°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

87°

84°

82°

78°

74°

71°

70°

71°

68°

67°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSE

G 3 mph

SSE

G10

ENE

G13

G15

ENE

G13

G15

G14

G13

G11

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

G16

ENE

G17

G20

ENE

G20

G19

ENE

G14

NNW

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

ENE

SSE

NNE

ESE

G12

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

G10

G13

G15

G18

G16

G18

NNW

G16

G15

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G13

G12

G15

G14

WNW

G15

G21

G18

G19

NNW

G14

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

37%

38%

37%

36%

28%

21%

20%

31%

43%

44%

43%

31%

29%

31%

35%

32%

38%

47%

48%

51%

46%

43%

36%

38%

36%

29%

19%

42%

25%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

88%

100%

99%

100%

99%

93%

100%

39%

100%

93%

29%

49%

39%

58%

53%

11%

10%

65%

100%

78%

76%

65%

100%

11%

94%

92%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

934

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:15 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 28M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% 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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