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LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

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LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT PALESTINE, WV

ELIZABETH, WV39.0590°N, -81.3896°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,228cfs

GAUGE HT

16.20ft

WATER TEMP

79°F

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2,228cfs 34.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 519–702 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

16,145cfs

PERIOD LOW

23cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

16.20ft

Water Temperature

79.2°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

71°

MON

87°

69°

TUE

95°

69°

WED

98°

69°

THU

95°

71°

FRI

93°

65°

SAT

91°

66°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

74°

79°

82°

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86°

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90°

93°

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87°

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66°

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70°

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88°

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92°

93°

90°

86°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph E

G 5 mph

ENE

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

ESE

WNW

WSW

G12

G11

NNW

WNW

WSW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G15

G17

G19

G21

G17

NNE

ENE

ESE

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G11

NNW

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

46%

25%

28%

56%

100%

58%

92%

100%

61%

11%

12%

11%

24%

45%

100%

47%

100%

83%

53%

55%

100%

30%

26%

13%

10%

63%

27%

100%

11%

45%

12%

15%

100%

87%

37%

82%

13%

20%

29%

11%

57%

21%

19%

64%

49%

28%

17%

27%

47%

57%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:10 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

39.0590, -81.3896

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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