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COWPASTURE RIVER

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COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA37.7918°N, -79.7595°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

156cfs

GAUGE HT

1.70ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

1mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

156cfs 22.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 137–185 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

178cfs

PERIOD LOW

148cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.70ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

MON

85°

67°

TUE

90°

63°

WED

97°

61°

THU

97°

68°

FRI

95°

69°

SAT

92°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

75°

76°

78°

81°

82°

83°

75°

72°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

73°

76°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

80°

78°

75°

74°

71°

68°

66°

64°

63°

66°

70°

76°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

88°

82°

74°

70°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

62°

69°

75°

81°

87°

91°

95°

97°

96°

95°

90°

82°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

74°

80°

84°

89°

92°

95°

96°

97°

96°

94°

89°

83°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NE

G 8 mph

ENE

G21

G15

G13

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

ENE

G13

G11

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

ESE

G10

NNW

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

NNW

G17

G18

G14

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

21%

23%

26%

24%

25%

37%

57%

66%

53%

32%

31%

28%

20%

18%

19%

23%

18%

20%

19%

20%

24%

28%

29%

25%

17%

12%

20%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

83%

100%

82%

100%

80%

58%

75%

100%

90%

88%

78%

47%

100%

10%

71%

10%

100%

31%

100%

97%

79%

69%

76%

90%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

985

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:07 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

37.7918, -79.7595

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC

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