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
124%
Paddle runs
2
Updated
Jul 12
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July
12
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 124% of normal, with the Kanawha River At Charleston reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,990 cfs and a gauge stage of 18.05 ft.
Meanwhile, the Buckhannon River At Alton is seeing a spike today — up 1176% 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
124%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Kanawha River At Charleston
5,990 cfs
Gauge stage 18.05 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Buckhannon River At Alton
+1176%
Now 527 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 Charleston, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03198000 |
7,100 cfs | 18.07 ft | · | 67°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03193000 |
5,830 cfs | 3.99 ft | 76°F | 64°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03070260 |
5,580 cfs | 14.71 ft | 71°F | 64°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03057000 |
4,220 cfs | 7.47 ft | 71°F | 66°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03185400 |
3,520 cfs | 4.27 ft | 80°F | 63°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03214500 |
3,180 cfs | 8.97 ft | · | 67°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01618000 |
3,100 cfs | 2.92 ft | · | 65°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03054500 |
3,070 cfs | 5.74 ft | 73°F | 64°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03069500 |
2,750 cfs | 5.65 ft | 66°F | 64°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03192000 |
2,060 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 64°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03056000 |
1,760 cfs | 8.01 ft | 70°F | 64°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03053500 |
1,380 cfs | 6.49 ft | · | 64°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03061000 |
1,260 cfs | 4.69 ft | 75°F | 64°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03189100 |
1,240 cfs | 11.97 ft | 69°F | 62°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03056250 |
1,180 cfs | 7.46 ft | · | 64°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03203600 |
1,070 cfs | 6.04 ft | · | 66°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01636500 |
1,060 cfs | 2.08 ft | 61°F | 66°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03212980 |
1,020 cfs | 5.55 ft | · | 65°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03051000 |
978 cfs | 4.48 ft | · | 63°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01608500 |
969 cfs | 2.52 ft | 78°F | 63°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03212750 |
935 cfs | 6.06 ft | · | 65°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03200500 |
805 cfs | 10.43 ft | 73°F | 67°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03065000 |
778 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 64°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03052000 |
765 cfs | 4.13 ft | · | 64°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 03183500 |
647 cfs | 2.90 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03197000 |
639 cfs | 5.03 ft | · | 66°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03179000 |
627 cfs | 4.55 ft | 73°F | 65°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03182500 |
623 cfs | 3.11 ft | · | 63°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
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So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01606500 |
586 cfs | 4.82 ft | · | 63°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 03154000 |
573 cfs | 7.40 ft | · | 66°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03068800 |
542 cfs | 5.23 ft | · | 62°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03112000 |
521 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 67°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03155000 |
498 cfs | 14.63 ft | 80°F | 66°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 03198500 |
424 cfs | 2.90 ft | · | 66°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03184000 |
411 cfs | 1.28 ft | · | 65°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01598500 |
381 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 64°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03194700 |
381 cfs | 4.47 ft | 73°F | 62°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01608000 |
364 cfs | 3.86 ft | · | 65°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03114500 |
345 cfs | 3.34 ft | 76°F | 66°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03151400 |
333 cfs | 5.52 ft | · | 66°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01595800 |
301 cfs | 3.15 ft | 57°F | 63°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01606000 |
297 cfs | 4.99 ft | · | 63°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03190000 |
294 cfs | 4.74 ft | · | 63°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03061500 |
286 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 66°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03202400 |
284 cfs | 3.67 ft | · | 65°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03201000 |
261 cfs | 4.29 ft | · | 66°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03186500 |
239 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 62°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01604500 |
217 cfs | 4.05 ft | · | 64°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03070500 |
217 cfs | 4.79 ft | · | 63°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 03052120 |
205 cfs | 5.77 ft | · | 61°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01611500 |
192 cfs | 1.85 ft | 81°F | 64°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01607500 |
174 cfs | 2.37 ft | · | 62°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03050000 |
173 cfs | 1.80 ft | · | 62°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03187500 |
172 cfs | 3.12 ft | 65°F | 62°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
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South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 01605500 |
153 cfs | 2.27 ft | · | 64°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03202750 |
140 cfs | 2.62 ft | · | 65°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03180500 |
138 cfs | 1.53 ft | 63°F | 58°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03058500 |
130 cfs | 1.83 ft | · | 64°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03062500 |
127 cfs | 1.15 ft | · | 66°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03066000 |
117 cfs | 2.09 ft | 69°F | 61°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01616500 |
99 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 65°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03067510 |
98 cfs | 4.92 ft | 63°F | 58°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03213500 |
82 cfs | 3.75 ft | · | 66°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03110830 |
80 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 65°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03058000 |
65 cfs | 8.55 ft | 72°F | 65°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
18 hours ago · USGS 03185000 |
59 cfs | 2.20 ft | · | 62°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03191500 |
47 cfs | 5.54 ft | · | 64°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03198350 |
33 cfs | 12.43 ft | · | 64°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03206600 |
24 cfs | 4.04 ft | · | 66°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01614000 |
22 cfs | 1.75 ft | · | 66°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01595300 |
18 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 61°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Sand Run Near Buckhannon, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03052500 |
13 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 64°F | 1,540 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 03201405 |
9 cfs | 5.13 ft | · | 66°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01617000 |
4 cfs | 2.27 ft | · | 65°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
19 hours ago · USGS 01610400 |
3 cfs | 3.39 ft | 68°F | 64°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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