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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

CHARLESTON, WV38.3582°N, -81.6271°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,070cfs

GAUGE HT

23.81ft

WATER TEMP

79°F

AIR TEMP

72°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

1,070cfs 4.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 609–825 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,740cfs

PERIOD LOW

133cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

23.81ft

Water Temperature

78.8°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

70°

MON

83°

69°

TUE

93°

65°

WED

95°

64°

THU

94°

67°

FRI

95°

70°

SAT

96°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

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82°

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77°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NE

G 6 mph

ENE

SSW

ESE

G15

ESE

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

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G10

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G13

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G12

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G10

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G12

G15

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G14

G10

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SSE

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WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G12

G11

WSW

WNW

NNW

G10

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G13

WNW

ESE

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NNE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

12%

13%

12%

14%

22%

28%

31%

22%

23%

32%

21%

10%

11%

27%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

49%

99%

82%

100%

65%

100%

66%

49%

52%

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61%

100%

20%

100%

59%

12%

10%

39%

100%

31%

100%

59%

12%

31%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

38.3582, -81.6271

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

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