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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

CHARLESTON, WV38.3582°N, -81.6271°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,068cfs

GAUGE HT

23.91ft

WATER TEMP

80°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

3mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,068cfs 42.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 606–820 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,177cfs

PERIOD LOW

217cfs

RUNNABLE

26%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

23.91ft

Water Temperature

79.5°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

MON

88°

68°

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

74°

mild

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74°

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83°

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83°

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77°

75°

74°

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70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph ENE

G 7 mph

ENE

SSE

ENE

SSE

ESE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G12

G11

WSW

WNW

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

WNW

ESE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

21%

29%

34%

28%

27%

34%

20%

11%

14%

20%

21%

20%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

73%

100%

99%

100%

48%

100%

66%

17%

27%

25%

22%

19%

92%

100%

61%

25%

50%

75%

100%

59%

12%

10%

39%

100%

31%

100%

59%

12%

31%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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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

6% illuminated

Station Location

38.3582, -81.6271

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

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