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West Virginia River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 24, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 583% of normal across 74 USGS gauges — the highest is 30,900 cfs on the Little Kanawha River At Palestine. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia.

USGS gauges
74
State percent normal
583%
Paddle runs
2
Updated
Sep 24
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September
24
2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 583% of normal, with the Little Kanawha River At Palestine reporting the highest discharge in the state at 30,900 cfs and a gauge stage of 29.11 ft.

Meanwhile, the Panther Creek Near Panther is seeing a spike today — up 14950% 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.

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

583%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Little Kanawha River At Palestine 30,900 cfs

Gauge stage 29.11 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Panther Creek Near Panther +14950%

Now 304 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 74 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in West Virginia.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per West Virginia streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 583%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

West Virginia streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.

583% of normal today
+543pts vs this day last year (40%)
283of 366 days below normal, past year
1265% 3-year peak · Aug 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 23, 2026

799 daily readings from 74 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 35 readings above that — including the 1265% peak in Aug 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

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.

74 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03054500
17,100 cfs 14.92 ft 67°F 54°F 1,287 ft Tygart Valley
Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03198000
16,400 cfs 18.55 ft · 61°F 566 ft Lower Kanawha
Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03155000
16,000 cfs 22.62 ft 69°F 59°F 605 ft Little Kanawha
Cheat River At Albright, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03070260
15,900 cfs 18.73 ft 64°F 52°F 1,203 ft Cheat
Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03069500
9,380 cfs 9.19 ft 60°F 52°F 1,593 ft Cheat
Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03197000
8,790 cfs 10.53 ft · 60°F 609 ft Elk
Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03189100
7,480 cfs 14.82 ft 64°F 55°F 1,881 ft Gauley
Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03051000
5,890 cfs 10.57 ft · 54°F 1,693 ft Tygart Valley
Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03053500
5,720 cfs 9.97 ft · 55°F 1,374 ft Tygart Valley
Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03193000
5,350 cfs 3.82 ft 74°F 58°F 622 ft Upper Kanawha
Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03065000
5,080 cfs 5.09 ft · 53°F 1,706 ft Cheat
Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03194700
4,430 cfs 7.87 ft 64°F 56°F 1,019 ft Elk
Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03052000
3,850 cfs 7.82 ft · 54°F 1,678 ft Tygart Valley
New River At Thurmond, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03185400
3,590 cfs 4.33 ft 76°F 56°F 1,041 ft Lower New
West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061000
3,110 cfs 8.17 ft 69°F 54°F 872 ft West Fork
Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03192000
2,790 cfs 4.09 ft · 59°F 675 ft Gauley
Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03050000
2,740 cfs 7.74 ft · 52°F 1,944 ft Tygart Valley
Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03057000
2,440 cfs 6.27 ft 69°F 54°F 868 ft Tygart Valley
L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03151400
2,040 cfs 8.13 ft · 58°F 866 ft Little Kanawha
Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03052120
1,660 cfs 8.42 ft · 54°F 1,785 ft Tygart Valley
Williams River At Dyer, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03186500
1,620 cfs 4.59 ft · 55°F 2,198 ft Gauley
Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056000
1,530 cfs 7.17 ft 72°F 53°F 969 ft Tygart Valley
Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03068800
1,510 cfs 6.56 ft · 52°F 2,122 ft Cheat
Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03114500
1,280 cfs 4.70 ft 67°F 57°F 634 ft Little Muskingum-Middle Island
Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01618000
1,230 cfs 1.98 ft · 55°F 283 ft Conococheague-Opequon
W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058500
1,190 cfs 4.33 ft · 56°F 996 ft West Fork
So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606500
1,040 cfs 5.34 ft · 53°F 970 ft South Branch Potomac
Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03066000
905 cfs 4.86 ft 60°F 46°F 3,071 ft Cheat
Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03187500
890 cfs 4.63 ft 62°F 55°F 2,138 ft Gauley
W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03154000
800 cfs 7.95 ft · 58°F 673 ft Little Kanawha
N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606000
725 cfs 5.67 ft · 51°F 1,053 ft South Branch Potomac
Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01636500
720 cfs 1.68 ft 61°F 54°F 298 ft Shenandoah
Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03112000
709 cfs 3.33 ft · 55°F 668 ft Upper Ohio-Wheeling
Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03180500
632 cfs 2.69 ft 60°F 46°F 2,729 ft Greenbrier
South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608500
627 cfs 2.09 ft 67°F 53°F 570 ft South Branch Potomac
Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03070500
623 cfs 6.03 ft · 50°F 1,338 ft Cheat
Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056250
565 cfs 5.78 ft · 53°F 1,004 ft Tygart Valley
Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03190000
488 cfs 5.38 ft · 56°F 1,880 ft Gauley
Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03182500
408 cfs 2.81 ft · 52°F 2,089 ft Greenbrier
Coal River At Tornado, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03200500
391 cfs 10.04 ft 72°F 61°F 579 ft Coal
Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03067510
350 cfs 6.05 ft 58°F 48°F 3,542 ft Cheat
North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01598500
332 cfs 1.77 ft · 52°F 952 ft North Branch Potomac
Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03201000
319 cfs 4.67 ft · 60°F 613 ft Lower Kanawha
Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03214500
288 cfs 2.40 ft · 72°F 579 ft Tug
Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01616500
284 cfs 2.97 ft · 55°F 361 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03183500
263 cfs 2.56 ft 73°F 58°F 1,534 ft Greenbrier
Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03062500
260 cfs 1.62 ft · 54°F 806 ft Upper Monongahela
Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03198500
258 cfs 2.47 ft · 60°F 619 ft Coal
Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03179000
245 cfs 3.30 ft 70°F 58°F 1,529 ft Middle New
North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595800
241 cfs 3.00 ft 56°F 51°F 1,168 ft North Branch Potomac
West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058000
233 cfs 9.19 ft 72°F 56°F 1,021 ft West Fork
Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03203600
227 cfs 4.88 ft · 61°F 646 ft Upper Guyandotte
Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061500
218 cfs 3.24 ft · 54°F 903 ft Upper Monongahela
Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03184000
198 cfs · · 58°F 1,394 ft Greenbrier
Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202400
187 cfs 3.43 ft · 60°F 1,139 ft Upper Guyandotte
Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595300
129 cfs 3.68 ft · 49°F 1,846 ft North Branch Potomac
Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01604500
109 cfs 3.78 ft · 54°F 623 ft North Branch Potomac
Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03185000
92 cfs 2.48 ft · 56°F 2,104 ft Lower New
Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03212750
86 cfs 3.19 ft · 59°F 1,283 ft Tug
Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01611500
81 cfs 1.45 ft 67°F 53°F 466 ft Cacapon-Town
South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 01605500
75 cfs 1.92 ft · 53°F 1,697 ft South Branch Potomac
Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03110830
65 cfs 1.67 ft · 54°F 685 ft Upper Ohio
Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03212980
54 cfs 2.80 ft · 60°F 1,076 ft Tug
So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608000
54 cfs 2.93 ft · 55°F 864 ft South Branch Potomac
Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03191500
38 cfs 5.44 ft · 58°F 1,073 ft Gauley
Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03213500
34 cfs 3.24 ft · 60°F 1,060 ft Tug
So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01607500
32 cfs 1.61 ft · 52°F 1,558 ft South Branch Potomac
Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 03198350
27 cfs 12.11 ft · 58°F 842 ft Coal
Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
23 hours ago · USGS 01614000
23 cfs 1.76 ft · 54°F 436 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202750
23 cfs 1.86 ft · 60°F 1,140 ft Upper Guyandotte
Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01610400
9 cfs 3.63 ft 61°F 52°F 1,258 ft Cacapon-Town
Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03201405
8 cfs 5.09 ft · 61°F 630 ft Lower Kanawha
East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03206600
7 cfs 3.65 ft · 71°F 719 ft Twelvepole
Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01617000
5 cfs 2.32 ft · 54°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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Flow report FAQ

About West Virginia streamflow

What are river levels like in West Virginia right now?

As of September 24, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 583% of normal across 74 USGS streamgauges, and the Little Kanawha River At Palestine is reporting the highest discharge at 30,900 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which West Virginia river is running highest right now?

As of September 24, 2026, the highest discharge in West Virginia is 30,900 cfs on the Little Kanawha River At Palestine. 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.