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JAMES RIVER

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JAMES RIVER AT LICK RUN, VA

BOTETOURT COUNTY, VA37.7737°N, -79.7845°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

608cfs

GAUGE HT

2.17ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

1mph W

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

608cfs 41.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 454–614 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,508cfs

PERIOD LOW

337cfs

RUNNABLE

33%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.17ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

71°

MON

85°

69°

TUE

92°

65°

WED

98°

64°

THU

95°

70°

FRI

91°

64°

SAT

87°

60°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

77°

76°

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73°

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78°

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68°

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65°

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86°

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65°

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65°

71°

77°

83°

88°

92°

95°

97°

98°

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91°

83°

78°

76°

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73°

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92°

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95°

94°

82°

80°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

65°

64°

65°

67°

69°

74°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph S

G 8 mph

NNE

G10

G13

G11

G14

G12

NNW

G11

G10

G11

NNE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

G11

G12

G10

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSE

SSW

WNW

G15

WNW

G17

WNW

G16

G15

G14

G13

G14

WNW

G13

G21

G15

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

42%

37%

50%

52%

49%

34%

23%

19%

17%

21%

20%

18%

23%

22%

23%

27%

29%

32%

28%

24%

23%

16%

12%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

21%

25%

35%

100%

58%

71%

100%

37%

25%

28%

100%

76%

49%

96%

100%

15%

58%

100%

99%

91%

13%

42%

16%

15%

25%

16%

32%

52%

63%

53%

34%

17%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

984

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:07 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.7737, -79.7845

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

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