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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

CHARLESTON, WV38.3582°N, -81.6271°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

661cfs

GAUGE HT

23.83ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

4mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

661cfs 6.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 672–908 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,740cfs

PERIOD LOW

133cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

23.83ft

Water Temperature

77.7°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

71°

MON

86°

69°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

97°

67°

THU

95°

70°

FRI

89°

63°

SAT

90°

59°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

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68°

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63°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNW

G 5 mph

NNW

G12

G14

G11

G10

ENE

G10

G13

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

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G11

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G11

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G10

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G10

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SSE

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NNE

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SSW

WSW

NNW

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WNW

WSW

G10

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G11

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

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G14

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G15

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NNE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

41%

50%

43%

19%

10%

14%

20%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

100%

90%

100%

99%

100%

74%

100%

39%

100%

68%

18%

25%

60%

35%

15%

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43%

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10%

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24%

100%

54%

100%

54%

93%

10%

13%

18%

100%

90%

64%

43%

38%

35%

24%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.3582, -81.6271

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 16:45 UTC

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