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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 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,726cfs

GAUGE HT

3.95ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

1mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

5,726cfs 44.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,018–5,436 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

63,717cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,823cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.95ft

Water Temperature

76.5°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

71°

MON

84°

70°

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

83°

mild

83°

81°

80°

76°

77°

76°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

75°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

82°

81°

77°

75°

73°

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71°

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69°

68°

67°

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75°

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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°

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89°

91°

93°

89°

88°

80°

77°

74°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

67°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NNW

G 3 mph

NNW

G15

G10

SSE

SSW

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

WSW

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 %

20%

29%

44%

60%

53%

28%

20%

15%

11%

10%

12%

13%

11%

15%

13%

10%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

91%

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

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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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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