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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER AT QUEEN SHOALS, WV

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV38.4720°N, -81.2842°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

645cfs

GAUGE HT

5.04ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

645cfs 4.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 490–664 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

645cfs

PERIOD LOW

480cfs

RUNNABLE

96%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.04ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

71°

MON

85°

69°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

95°

67°

THU

92°

69°

FRI

88°

61°

SAT

88°

58°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

70°

73°

76°

77°

80°

82°

81°

80°

83°

84°

85°

83°

81°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

71°

75°

79°

83°

86°

89°

91°

92°

93°

92°

91°

88°

81°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

77°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

95°

94°

93°

90°

83°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

75°

72°

74°

76°

79°

81°

87°

90°

92°

90°

89°

81°

83°

80°

76°

72°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

62°

63°

66°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 5 mph

G19

SSW

G11

NNE

G13

G15

ESE

G17

ESE

G12

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G11

ESE

G11

ENE

SSE

G10

G11

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G14

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

G13

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

G16

NNW

G10

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

22%

35%

36%

28%

19%

14%

17%

22%

20%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

100%

97%

100%

79%

29%

100%

91%

26%

100%

44%

100%

75%

40%

10%

25%

82%

100%

84%

100%

10%

93%

13%

26%

17%

18%

34%

49%

95%

68%

100%

56%

12%

14%

11%

12%

100%

92%

69%

50%

43%

41%

36%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:11 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

14H 39M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.4720, -81.2842

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:00 UTC

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