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JAMES RIVER

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JAMES RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA

VIRGINIA37.5554°N, -79.3673°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

883cfs

GAUGE HT

4.19ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

883cfs 39.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 751–1,015 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

930cfs

PERIOD LOW

821cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.19ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

72°

MON

86°

69°

TUE

91°

66°

WED

98°

65°

THU

98°

73°

FRI

94°

68°

SAT

87°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

80°

75°

73°

72°

70°

69°

70°

72°

73°

74°

77°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

84°

80°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

72°

79°

83°

86°

88°

89°

90°

91°

90°

89°

86°

79°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

72°

78°

84°

89°

94°

96°

98°

96°

92°

83°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

77°

83°

88°

91°

94°

97°

98°

95°

87°

84°

80°

79°

80°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

70°

72°

76°

81°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SW

G 7 mph

SSE

G17

NNE

SSW

G11

G13

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

G17

ENE

G20

ENE

G18

ENE

G13

NNW

G13

G15

G14

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

G13

G11

ENE

G11

G10

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ESE

G11

NNW

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

SSE

WNW

NNW

G14

G15

G13

WNW

G12

G13

G12

G11

G13

NNW

G22

G20

G22

NNW

G15

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

27%

32%

49%

56%

51%

42%

26%

24%

28%

29%

32%

33%

29%

35%

33%

34%

37%

35%

31%

26%

18%

19%

14%

13%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

96%

100%

92%

100%

83%

11%

75%

100%

45%

62%

28%

63%

100%

43%

100%

50%

100%

25%

78%

60%

100%

64%

35%

90%

100%

19%

78%

100%

16%

14%

27%

38%

46%

53%

38%

16%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:06 AM

SUNSET

08:39 PM

14H 33M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.5554, -79.3673

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:45 UTC

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