Flow report
West Virginia streamflow
Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.
USGS gauges
75
State percent normal
91%
Paddle runs
2
Updated
Jul 21
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July
21
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 91% of normal, with the Kanawha River At Charleston reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,250 cfs and a gauge stage of 18.03 ft.
Meanwhile, the South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield is seeing a spike today — up 140% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into West Virginia's named rivers.
River levels near West Virginia towns
West Virginia at a glance
State-wide streamflow overview
The West Virginia flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
91%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Kanawha River At Charleston
5,250 cfs
Gauge stage 18.03 ft
Biggest 24h spike
South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield
+140%
Now 738 cfs
Network coverage
Gauges + rivers tracked
75 + 0
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in West Virginia.
Full streamgauge inventory
West Virginia USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in West Virginia. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03193000 |
3,610 cfs | 3.13 ft | 82°F | 68°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03185400 |
2,640 cfs | 3.54 ft | 83°F | 67°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03198000 |
2,570 cfs | 17.93 ft | · | 71°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01618000 |
1,420 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 71°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03192000 |
1,150 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 69°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03056000 |
1,130 cfs | 6.16 ft | 71°F | 68°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
|
Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03057000 |
1,100 cfs | 4.88 ft | 74°F | 68°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03070260 |
974 cfs | 11.36 ft | 76°F | 65°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03155000 |
812 cfs | 15.04 ft | 83°F | 70°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01636500 |
728 cfs | 1.69 ft | 61°F | 72°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03214500 |
542 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 75°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01608500 |
455 cfs | 1.83 ft | 81°F | 70°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03183500 |
402 cfs | 2.63 ft | 81°F | 69°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03061000 |
387 cfs | 2.36 ft | 77°F | 67°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03200500 |
373 cfs | 9.89 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03189100 |
359 cfs | 10.85 ft | 76°F | 66°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03069500 |
345 cfs | 2.92 ft | 76°F | 67°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01598500 |
332 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 68°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03197000 |
314 cfs | 4.34 ft | · | 71°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03203600 |
290 cfs | 5.02 ft | · | 70°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03054500 |
273 cfs | 3.60 ft | 81°F | 68°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01595800 |
256 cfs | 3.04 ft | 56°F | 67°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03184000 |
249 cfs | 1.01 ft | · | 68°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03179000 |
226 cfs | 3.27 ft | 76°F | 69°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03114500 |
187 cfs | 2.94 ft | 80°F | 69°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03202400 |
185 cfs | 3.38 ft | · | 68°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
|
Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03198500 |
172 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 71°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03190000 |
162 cfs | 4.13 ft | · | 67°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
|
So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01606500 |
158 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 69°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03070500 |
134 cfs | 4.37 ft | · | 64°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03194700 |
134 cfs | 3.74 ft | 79°F | 66°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03212980 |
130 cfs | 3.40 ft | · | 69°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03212750 |
125 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 68°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03182500 |
122 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 66°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
|
So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01608000 |
114 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 71°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03053500 |
105 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 68°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03051000 |
99 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 67°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03065000 |
82 cfs | 1.72 ft | · | 66°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03058500 |
81 cfs | 1.59 ft | · | 68°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03058000 |
78 cfs | 8.59 ft | 73°F | 68°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01616500 |
72 cfs | 1.85 ft | · | 71°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03186500 |
71 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 65°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03112000 |
71 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 67°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01611500 |
69 cfs | 1.40 ft | 80°F | 70°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03068800 |
68 cfs | 3.71 ft | · | 66°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
|
Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03056250 |
58 cfs | 3.17 ft | · | 68°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03061500 |
53 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 68°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03062500 |
52 cfs | · | · | 66°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
|
Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03187500 |
51 cfs | 2.43 ft | 71°F | 66°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
|
South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
7 hours ago · USGS 01605500 |
51 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 69°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03052000 |
50 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 67°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03066000 |
44 cfs | 1.62 ft | 74°F | 62°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03202750 |
40 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 69°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01606000 |
39 cfs | 4.09 ft | · | 67°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01607500 |
36 cfs | 1.65 ft | · | 69°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03201000 |
36 cfs | 2.37 ft | · | 71°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03191500 |
35 cfs | 5.40 ft | · | 68°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03151400 |
34 cfs | 4.24 ft | · | 69°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
7 hours ago · USGS 03052120 |
31 cfs | 4.86 ft | · | 65°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03180500 |
30 cfs | · | 71°F | 81°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03050000 |
28 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
7 hours ago · USGS 03185000 |
25 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 66°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
7 hours ago · USGS 03154000 |
24 cfs | 5.74 ft | · | 70°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03067510 |
24 cfs | 4.24 ft | 71°F | 62°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01614000 |
19 cfs | 1.72 ft | · | 70°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01604500 |
19 cfs | 3.08 ft | · | 69°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03110830 |
19 cfs | 1.31 ft | · | 64°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03198350 |
17 cfs | 12.22 ft | · | 69°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01595300 |
7 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 65°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03201405 |
6 cfs | 5.03 ft | · | 71°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03213500 |
6 cfs | 2.63 ft | · | 69°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03206600 |
4 cfs | 3.53 ft | · | 71°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01617000 |
3 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 71°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Sand Run Near Buckhannon, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 03052500 |
3 cfs | 1.59 ft | · | 68°F | 1,540 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
8 hours ago · USGS 01610400 |
1 cfs | 3.28 ft | 70°F | 70°F | 1,258 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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West Virginia river runs
Paddleable river sections in West Virginia keyed to USGS gauges, with live streamflow and whitewater class.
| River run | Status | Streamflow | Air temp | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Dam To Sandstone | · | · | 60°F | III- TO IV- |
| Upper Gauley - Summersville Dam To Mason Branch | · | · | 51°F | IV TO V |
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Flow report FAQ
About West Virginia streamflow
Where does the West Virginia streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the West Virginia data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a West Virginia gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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