USGS · 02016000

COWPASTURE RIVER

USGS · 02016000LIVE

COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA37.7918°N, -79.7595°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

161cfs

GAUGE HT

1.72ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

3mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

161cfs 40.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 95–129 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

163cfs

PERIOD LOW

89cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.72ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

71°

MON

85°

70°

TUE

92°

66°

WED

98°

64°

THU

95°

70°

FRI

91°

64°

SAT

87°

60°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

76°

77°

73°

72°

71°

72°

71°

70°

72°

74°

75°

79°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

66°

69°

71°

78°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

91°

90°

86°

78°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

71°

77°

83°

88°

92°

95°

97°

98°

97°

95°

91°

83°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

75°

80°

85°

90°

91°

92°

94°

95°

94°

82°

80°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

65°

64°

65°

67°

70°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph SSW

G 7 mph

SSW

G18

WSW

G10

NNW

G12

G14

G18

G15

NNE

G13

WNW

G12

NNW

G10

NNE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

G10

G11

G10

G11

G10

G11

G12

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

WNW

NNW

SSE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSE

SSW

WNW

G15

WNW

G17

WNW

G16

G15

G14

G13

G14

WNW

G13

G21

G15

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

36%

44%

45%

49%

43%

36%

25%

21%

20%

18%

22%

23%

19%

23%

20%

22%

26%

30%

32%

28%

22%

20%

13%

12%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

100%

91%

44%

92%

100%

26%

25%

35%

100%

58%

71%

100%

37%

25%

28%

100%

76%

49%

96%

100%

15%

58%

100%

99%

91%

13%

42%

16%

15%

25%

16%

32%

52%

63%

53%

34%

17%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

983

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:07 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.7918, -79.7595

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

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