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JAMES RIVER

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JAMES RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA

AMHERST COUNTY, VA37.5554°N, -79.3673°W Updated 48 min ago

FLOW RATE

868cfs

GAUGE HT

4.18ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

3mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

868cfs 39.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 751–1,015 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

930cfs

PERIOD LOW

821cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.18ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

72°

MON

86°

70°

TUE

94°

66°

WED

102°

69°

THU

101°

74°

FRI

96°

70°

SAT

92°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

78°

75°

73°

72°

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75°

81°

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87°

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74°

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79°

84°

89°

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96°

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84°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

70°

75°

78°

83°

87°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NNE

G 10 mph

G10

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

G11

ENE

G12

NNE

G12

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

NNE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G14

NNW

G15

G13

G12

G13

WNW

G12

G11

G13

G22

NNW

G22

G20

NNW

G22

NNE

G15

NNE

NNW

G10

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

47%

59%

53%

46%

31%

35%

40%

42%

41%

35%

30%

31%

32%

27%

26%

24%

21%

20%

15%

13%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

100%

83%

11%

61%

64%

83%

43%

100%

44%

100%

62%

30%

23%

48%

96%

100%

56%

75%

100%

66%

84%

79%

73%

63%

44%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

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 16:45 UTC

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