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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 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,754cfs

GAUGE HT

3.96ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

1mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

5,754cfs 30.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,588–4,854 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,024cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,941cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.96ft

Water Temperature

76.5°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

71°

MON

84°

69°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

93°

67°

THU

93°

70°

FRI

88°

64°

SAT

89°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

80°

78°

73°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

70°

73°

75°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

82°

81°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

70°

75°

80°

84°

87°

90°

91°

93°

92°

91°

86°

81°

80°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

72°

77°

82°

86°

88°

91°

93°

92°

88°

83°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

75°

71°

74°

76°

79°

80°

81°

85°

89°

91°

93°

89°

88°

80°

77°

74°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

67°

71°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 7 mph

G11

G10

G11

G13

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G13

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

ENE

SSE

ENE

NNW

SSE

WNW

NNW

WNW

SSW

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

G12

G13

G16

NNW

SSE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

29%

40%

45%

40%

33%

21%

15%

10%

12%

11%

12%

14%

11%

16%

13%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

66%

100%

12%

15%

31%

50%

11%

19%

82%

100%

74%

100%

16%

100%

94%

100%

49%

100%

10%

15%

53%

52%

100%

66%

11%

13%

19%

97%

100%

86%

72%

59%

45%

32%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 36M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.1382, -81.2143

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

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