USGS · 03198000

KANAWHA RIVER

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KANAWHA RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV38.3715°N, -81.7021°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

7,364cfs

GAUGE HT

18.12ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

7mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

7,364cfs 43.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,782–6,470 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

70,870cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,462cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

18.12ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

72°

MON

85°

69°

TUE

93°

68°

WED

97°

67°

THU

95°

70°

FRI

89°

63°

SAT

90°

59°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

85°

73°

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73°

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79°

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87°

91°

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94°

85°

89°

82°

79°

76°

73°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

63°

65°

67°

71°

76°

81°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNW

G 5 mph

NNW

NNE

G13

ESE

G11

G13

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

G14

ESE

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

ENE

ESE

NNW

NNE

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ESE

SSE

NNE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

WSW

NNW

WNW

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

NNW

G14

G17

NNW

G15

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

32%

40%

44%

24%

13%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

79%

100%

82%

100%

12%

100%

94%

11%

100%

15%

70%

100%

71%

21%

25%

60%

35%

15%

100%

43%

100%

10%

16%

12%

24%

100%

54%

100%

54%

93%

10%

13%

18%

100%

90%

64%

43%

38%

35%

24%

10%

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

06:13 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.3715, -81.7021

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

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