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LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

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LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT PALESTINE, WV

WEST VIRGINIA39.0590°N, -81.3896°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

498cfs

GAUGE HT

14.63ft

WATER TEMP

80°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

498cfs 28.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 389–527 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

498cfs

PERIOD LOW

149cfs

RUNNABLE

64%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.63ft

Water Temperature

80.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

71°

MON

91°

70°

TUE

92°

64°

WED

95°

66°

THU

92°

70°

FRI

92°

66°

SAT

90°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

76°

78°

81°

84°

85°

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85°

86°

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84°

80°

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76°

75°

74°

73°

71°

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75°

78°

81°

83°

86°

87°

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90°

91°

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88°

84°

80°

78°

74°

71°

68°

65°

64°

66°

71°

75°

80°

83°

86°

89°

91°

92°

91°

88°

81°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

67°

71°

76°

81°

85°

89°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

90°

83°

78°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

75°

78°

82°

86°

90°

92°

90°

85°

91°

92°

89°

82°

79°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ENE

G 6 mph

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G16

SSE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

SSE

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WNW

G10

G11

G10

G13

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G13

NNW

G17

G13

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

17%

18%

17%

15%

16%

14%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

23%

few

23%

74%

62%

100%

56%

100%

88%

100%

91%

27%

40%

98%

100%

82%

68%

18%

13%

20%

18%

20%

21%

35%

10%

42%

100%

17%

12%

60%

13%

63%

73%

26%

66%

100%

68%

72%

75%

73%

71%

67%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:10 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

39.0590, -81.3896

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

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