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KANAWHA RIVER

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KANAWHA RIVER AT KANAWHA FALLS, WV

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV38.1382°N, -81.2143°W Updated 20 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,860cfs

GAUGE HT

4.00ft

WATER TEMP

76°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

1mph S

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,860cfs 10.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,573–6,187 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,860cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,180cfs

RUNNABLE

78%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.00ft

Water Temperature

76.3°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

71°

MON

83°

67°

TUE

93°

63°

WED

93°

64°

THU

94°

68°

FRI

93°

70°

SAT

93°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

74°

75°

76°

79°

80°

79°

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76°

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74°

72°

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76°

78°

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68°

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64°

63°

64°

69°

74°

78°

82°

86°

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91°

93°

92°

90°

85°

79°

75°

72°

71°

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68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

75°

80°

84°

87°

90°

91°

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92°

91°

88°

82°

78°

76°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

69°

74°

78°

82°

85°

87°

90°

92°

93°

94°

90°

86°

87°

82°

80°

78°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph E

G 5 mph

ESE

SSE

ENE

G13

NNW

WSW

NNW

NNE

G14

G15

ESE

G12

G10

ESE

G10

ENE

SSE

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

NNW

G12

NNW

G10

NNW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

15%

25%

24%

32%

46%

49%

46%

27%

10%

11%

13%

11%

13%

15%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

82%

100%

83%

99%

100%

93%

98%

64%

11%

22%

100%

93%

100%

78%

27%

25%

50%

75%

100%

62%

34%

100%

86%

46%

51%

100%

18%

51%

54%

31%

21%

24%

35%

11%

38%

41%

100%

90%

77%

70%

77%

90%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 36M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

38.1382, -81.2143

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:45 UTC

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