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JAMES RIVER

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JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA

VIRGINIA37.5307°N, -79.6789°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

697cfs

GAUGE HT

2.45ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

4mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

697cfs 44.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 615–833 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,494cfs

PERIOD LOW

398cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.45ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

69°

MON

86°

67°

TUE

89°

63°

WED

99°

61°

THU

99°

69°

FRI

96°

70°

SAT

95°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

79°

81°

80°

79°

72°

71°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

73°

76°

79°

81°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

83°

79°

77°

75°

72°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

64°

67°

70°

75°

81°

85°

87°

88°

89°

87°

82°

74°

70°

69°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

62°

69°

75°

81°

86°

91°

95°

98°

99°

98°

96°

91°

82°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

75°

80°

85°

88°

92°

96°

98°

99°

96°

92°

86°

82°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NE

G 9 mph

WSW

G11

WSW

NNE

G19

G14

NNE

G13

G12

NNW

G11

G12

ENE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

G14

ENE

G14

G13

G12

ENE

G11

G10

ENE

NNW

WSW

SSE

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WNW

SSW

SSE

WSW

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

G17

NNW

G22

NNW

G17

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

21%

29%

35%

42%

52%

51%

39%

32%

31%

36%

35%

26%

21%

22%

25%

24%

27%

25%

34%

35%

40%

25%

15%

13%

31%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

100%

84%

100%

95%

100%

68%

75%

100%

84%

100%

19%

14%

17%

14%

95%

100%

38%

56%

41%

63%

88%

10%

43%

12%

50%

82%

78%

100%

96%

89%

81%

73%

64%

62%

72%

88%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:07 AM

SUNSET

08:41 PM

14H 34M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

37.5307, -79.6789

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

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