West Virginia River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 11, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 164% of normal across 75 USGS gauges — the highest is 10,700 cfs on the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia.
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 164% of normal, with the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls reporting the highest discharge in the state at 10,700 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.44 ft.
Meanwhile, the South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield is seeing a spike today — up 160% 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.
Active weather warnings for West Virginia
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for northeastern Boone, central Kanawha, and eastern Lincoln counties in West Virginia until 11:45 AM EDT on August 11. Heavy thunderstorms have already produced 0.8 to 1.2 inches of rainfall, with an additional 0.5 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, affecting small creeks, streams, urban areas, and low-lying regions. Major population centers at risk include Charleston, South Charleston, Nitro, St. Albans, and Dunbar. Critical highway corridors including Interstate 77, Interstate 64, the West Virginia Turnpike, and Route 119 may experience significant flooding. Residents should avoid flooded roadways, underpasses, and poor drainage areas, and monitor local weather updates closely.
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
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 5.44 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 515 cfs
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USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in West Virginia.
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
20 hours ago · USGS 03193000 |
8,290 cfs | 4.77 ft | 77°F | 69°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03198000 |
8,180 cfs | 18.20 ft | · | 72°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03185400 |
5,560 cfs | 5.67 ft | 80°F | 68°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03061000 |
1,830 cfs | 5.94 ft | 74°F | 68°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03192000 |
1,700 cfs | 3.17 ft | · | 69°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01618000 |
1,560 cfs | 2.17 ft | · | 71°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03155000 |
1,390 cfs | 15.60 ft | 78°F | 70°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03057000 |
1,380 cfs | 5.21 ft | 74°F | 68°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03112000 |
1,120 cfs | 3.66 ft | · | 69°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03114500 |
1,090 cfs | 4.45 ft | 77°F | 70°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03184000 |
1,070 cfs | 2.11 ft | · | 68°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03070260 |
1,000 cfs | 11.40 ft | 77°F | 67°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03054500 |
928 cfs | 4.51 ft | 75°F | 68°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03190000 |
869 cfs | 6.27 ft | · | 67°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03056000 |
811 cfs | 5.70 ft | 72°F | 68°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03183500 |
764 cfs | 3.01 ft | 76°F | 69°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03053500 |
681 cfs | 5.66 ft | · | 67°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03069500 |
649 cfs | 3.48 ft | 74°F | 68°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01636500 |
610 cfs | 1.53 ft | 61°F | 72°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03214500 |
566 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 72°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03197000 |
530 cfs | 4.77 ft | · | 71°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03110830 |
407 cfs | 3.03 ft | · | 68°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03189100 |
380 cfs | 10.89 ft | 75°F | 66°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01608500 |
379 cfs | 1.69 ft | · | 71°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01598500 |
376 cfs | 1.87 ft | · | 70°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03070500 |
334 cfs | 5.24 ft | · | 66°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03179000 |
326 cfs | 3.66 ft | 74°F | 69°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03068800 |
313 cfs | 4.69 ft | · | 67°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01595800 |
276 cfs | 3.09 ft | 58°F | 69°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03058500 |
276 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 68°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03203600 |
276 cfs | 4.99 ft | · | 71°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03065000 |
272 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 68°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03200500 |
264 cfs | 9.62 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
2 days ago · USGS 03051000 |
263 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 68°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
21 hours ago · USGS 03052120 |
235 cfs | 5.83 ft | · | 65°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03198500 |
199 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 72°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03202400 |
170 cfs | 3.33 ft | · | 69°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01606500 |
158 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 70°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03052000 |
157 cfs | 2.61 ft | · | 67°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03194700 |
150 cfs | 3.81 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01611500 |
126 cfs | 1.64 ft | 79°F | 71°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03212750 |
124 cfs | 3.46 ft | · | 69°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03062500 |
122 cfs | 1.13 ft | · | 68°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03050000 |
112 cfs | 1.50 ft | · | 68°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03066000 |
109 cfs | 2.05 ft | 68°F | 63°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03182500 |
107 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 68°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03212980 |
104 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 70°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01616500 |
94 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 71°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03187500 |
91 cfs | 2.72 ft | 69°F | 66°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03154000 |
91 cfs | 6.24 ft | · | 70°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03186500 |
85 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 65°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
21 hours ago · USGS 03201000 |
74 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 71°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01608000 |
73 cfs | 2.99 ft | · | 72°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03058000 |
68 cfs | 8.56 ft | 74°F | 68°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03056250 |
66 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 68°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03180500 |
64 cfs | 1.15 ft | 69°F | 64°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03151400 |
63 cfs | 4.48 ft | · | 69°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03061500 |
60 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 67°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03067510 |
60 cfs | 4.63 ft | 67°F | 62°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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Sand Run Near Buckhannon, Wv
7 days ago · USGS 03052500 |
58 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 59°F | 1,540 ft | Tygart Valley |
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South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01605500 |
58 cfs | 1.81 ft | · | 69°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03191500 |
37 cfs | 5.43 ft | · | 68°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01606000 |
36 cfs | 4.07 ft | · | 69°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01607500 |
33 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 68°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03185000 |
27 cfs | 1.95 ft | · | 68°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01614000 |
26 cfs | 1.79 ft | · | 71°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03202750 |
23 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 69°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03198350 |
16 cfs | 12.21 ft | · | 70°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01604500 |
14 cfs | 3.01 ft | · | 72°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01595300 |
10 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 67°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03201405 |
6 cfs | 5.04 ft | · | 72°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03213500 |
5 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 70°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01610400 |
4 cfs | 3.45 ft | 68°F | 70°F | 1,258 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 03206600 |
4 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 72°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
20 hours ago · USGS 01617000 |
3 cfs | 2.23 ft | · | 71°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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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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About West Virginia streamflow
What are river levels like in West Virginia right now?
As of August 11, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 164% of normal across 75 USGS streamgauges, and the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls is reporting the highest discharge at 10,700 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which West Virginia river is running highest right now?
As of August 11, 2026, the highest discharge in West Virginia is 10,700 cfs on the Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are West Virginia rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means West Virginia rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
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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