West Virginia River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 16, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 608% of normal across 74 USGS gauges — the highest is 29,200 cfs on the Kanawha River At Charleston. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in West Virginia.
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West Virginia river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across West Virginia are currently 608% of normal, with the Kanawha River At Charleston reporting the highest discharge in the state at 29,200 cfs and a gauge stage of 19.45 ft.
Meanwhile, the Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton is seeing a spike today — up 370% 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.
How West Virginia’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
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.
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 Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.
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%: 46 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.
West Virginia flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kanawha River At Charleston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03198000 |
26,300 cfs | 19.51 ft | · | 67°F | 566 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Kanawha River At Kanawha Falls, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03193000 |
19,400 cfs | 7.34 ft | 68°F | 65°F | 622 ft | Upper Kanawha |
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New River At Thurmond, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03185400 |
18,100 cfs | 10.11 ft | 69°F | 65°F | 1,041 ft | Lower New |
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Potomac River At Shepherdstown, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01618000 |
8,170 cfs | 4.77 ft | · | 57°F | 283 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Elk River At Queen Shoals, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03197000 |
4,160 cfs | 8.08 ft | · | 67°F | 609 ft | Elk |
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Tygart Valley River At Colfax, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03057000 |
3,980 cfs | 7.33 ft | 64°F | 60°F | 868 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cheat River At Albright, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03070260 |
3,640 cfs | 13.62 ft | 62°F | 62°F | 1,203 ft | Cheat |
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Little Kanawha River At Palestine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03155000 |
3,630 cfs | 17.03 ft | 65°F | 62°F | 605 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Gauley River Near Craigsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03189100 |
3,440 cfs | 13.35 ft | 60°F | 63°F | 1,881 ft | Gauley |
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Cheat River Near Parsons, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03069500 |
3,110 cfs | 5.91 ft | 62°F | 64°F | 1,593 ft | Cheat |
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Shenandoah River At Millville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01636500 |
3,090 cfs | 3.68 ft | 61°F | 57°F | 298 ft | Shenandoah |
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Tygart Valley River At Philippi, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03054500 |
2,960 cfs | 5.72 ft | 63°F | 63°F | 1,287 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Cranberry River Near Richwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03187500 |
2,380 cfs | 6.27 ft | 59°F | 63°F | 2,138 ft | Gauley |
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Tygart Valley R At Tygart Dam Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056000 |
2,320 cfs | 8.71 ft | 63°F | 62°F | 969 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Hilldale, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03184000 |
2,270 cfs | 3.30 ft | · | 63°F | 1,394 ft | Greenbrier |
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South Branch Potomac River Near Springfield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608500 |
2,090 cfs | 3.61 ft | 65°F | 57°F | 570 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Greenbrier River At Alderson, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03183500 |
1,840 cfs | 3.89 ft | 64°F | 64°F | 1,534 ft | Greenbrier |
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Middle Island Creek At Little, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03114500 |
1,790 cfs | 5.44 ft | 65°F | 60°F | 634 ft | Little Muskingum-Middle Island |
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Buckhannon River At Hall, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03053500 |
1,700 cfs | 6.81 ft | · | 64°F | 1,374 ft | Tygart Valley |
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So. Branch Potomac River Nr Petersburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606500 |
1,670 cfs | 5.94 ft | · | 60°F | 970 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Tygart Valley River Near Dailey, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03050000 |
1,650 cfs | 5.58 ft | · | 64°F | 1,944 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Tygart Valley River At Belington, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03051000 |
1,590 cfs | 5.62 ft | · | 64°F | 1,693 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Shavers Fork Below Bowden, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03068800 |
1,510 cfs | 6.56 ft | · | 63°F | 2,122 ft | Cheat |
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W.F. River At Butcherville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058500 |
1,470 cfs | 4.79 ft | · | 62°F | 996 ft | West Fork |
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Greenbrier River At Buckeye, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03182500 |
1,390 cfs | 3.93 ft | · | 64°F | 2,089 ft | Greenbrier |
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Williams River At Dyer, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03186500 |
1,350 cfs | 4.26 ft | · | 63°F | 2,198 ft | Gauley |
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Dry Fork At Hendricks, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03065000 |
1,340 cfs | 3.30 ft | · | 64°F | 1,706 ft | Cheat |
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Tug Fork At Kermit, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03214500 |
1,300 cfs | 5.33 ft | · | 70°F | 579 ft | Tug |
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Buckhannon River At Alton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03052120 |
1,240 cfs | 7.83 ft | · | 64°F | 1,785 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Guyandotte River At Logan, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03203600 |
1,180 cfs | 6.14 ft | · | 68°F | 646 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Gauley River Above Belva, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03192000 |
1,160 cfs | 2.73 ft | · | 66°F | 675 ft | Gauley |
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West Fork River At Enterprise, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061000 |
1,100 cfs | 4.30 ft | 66°F | 59°F | 872 ft | West Fork |
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L Kanawha River Nr Wildcat, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03151400 |
1,060 cfs | 6.98 ft | · | 66°F | 866 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Middle Fork River At Audra, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03052000 |
1,050 cfs | 4.65 ft | · | 64°F | 1,678 ft | Tygart Valley |
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Greenbrier River At Durbin, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03180500 |
989 cfs | 3.17 ft | 58°F | 60°F | 2,729 ft | Greenbrier |
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Elk River Below Webster Springs, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03194700 |
919 cfs | 5.26 ft | 62°F | 63°F | 1,019 ft | Elk |
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Coal River At Tornado, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03200500 |
805 cfs | 10.55 ft | 67°F | 68°F | 579 ft | Coal |
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Three Fork Creek Nr Grafton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03056250 |
644 cfs | 6.04 ft | · | 62°F | 1,004 ft | Tygart Valley |
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W.Fork Little Kanawha River At Rocksdale, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03154000 |
637 cfs | 7.54 ft | · | 64°F | 673 ft | Little Kanawha |
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Cacapon River Near Great Cacapon, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01611500 |
617 cfs | 2.79 ft | 65°F | 57°F | 466 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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N F South Br Potomac R At Cabins, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01606000 |
590 cfs | 5.49 ft | · | 66°F | 1,053 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Blackwater R At Davis, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03066000 |
537 cfs | 3.79 ft | 61°F | 60°F | 3,071 ft | Cheat |
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North Branch Potomac River At Luke, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01598500 |
461 cfs | 2.04 ft | · | 57°F | 952 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Buffalo Creek At Barrackville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03061500 |
417 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 58°F | 903 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Meadow River At Nallen, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03190000 |
387 cfs | 5.07 ft | · | 64°F | 1,880 ft | Gauley |
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Big Coal River At Ashford, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03198500 |
374 cfs | 2.93 ft | · | 67°F | 619 ft | Coal |
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North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595800 |
355 cfs | 3.27 ft | 57°F | 57°F | 1,168 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Big Sandy Creek At Rockville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03070500 |
340 cfs | 5.26 ft | · | 60°F | 1,338 ft | Cheat |
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Shavers Fork Nr Cheat Bridge, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03067510 |
338 cfs | 6.01 ft | 58°F | 60°F | 3,542 ft | Cheat |
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So Fk South Branch Potomac R Nr Moorefield, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01608000 |
335 cfs | 3.85 ft | · | 61°F | 864 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Guyandotte River Near Baileysville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202400 |
312 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 65°F | 1,139 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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Peters Creek Near Lockwood, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03191500 |
301 cfs | 6.77 ft | · | 65°F | 1,073 ft | Gauley |
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Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03179000 |
277 cfs | 3.43 ft | 64°F | 64°F | 1,529 ft | Middle New |
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Wheeling Creek At Elm Grove, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03112000 |
268 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 55°F | 668 ft | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
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Hurricane Creek At Hurricane, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03201405 |
249 cfs | 7.42 ft | · | 67°F | 630 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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West Fork R Bl Stonewall Jackson Dam Nr Weston, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03058000 |
242 cfs | 9.22 ft | 67°F | 63°F | 1,021 ft | West Fork |
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Patterson Creek Near Headsville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01604500 |
233 cfs | 4.21 ft | · | 58°F | 623 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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South Branch Potomac River At Franklin, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01605500 |
224 cfs | 2.50 ft | · | 63°F | 1,697 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Pocatalico River At Sissonville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03201000 |
208 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 67°F | 613 ft | Lower Kanawha |
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Opequon Creek Near Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01616500 |
192 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 57°F | 361 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Piney Creek At Raleigh, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03185000 |
176 cfs | 2.89 ft | · | 64°F | 2,104 ft | Lower New |
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Clear Fork At Clear Fork, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03202750 |
156 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 66°F | 1,140 ft | Upper Guyandotte |
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So Fk So Br Potomac R At Brandywine, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01607500 |
138 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 62°F | 1,558 ft | South Branch Potomac |
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Tug Fork At Welch, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03212750 |
128 cfs | 3.49 ft | · | 64°F | 1,283 ft | Tug |
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East Fork Twelvepole Creek Near Dunlow, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03206600 |
114 cfs | 4.90 ft | · | 67°F | 719 ft | Twelvepole |
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Deckers Creek At Morgantown, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03062500 |
103 cfs | 1.00 ft | · | 59°F | 806 ft | Upper Monongahela |
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Dry Fork At Beartown, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03212980 |
87 cfs | 3.08 ft | · | 64°F | 1,076 ft | Tug |
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Back Creek Near Jones Springs, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01614000 |
72 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 57°F | 436 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Abram Creek At Oakmont, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01595300 |
69 cfs | 3.33 ft | · | 56°F | 1,846 ft | North Branch Potomac |
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Clear Fork At Whitesville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03198350 |
48 cfs | 12.32 ft | · | 66°F | 842 ft | Coal |
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Kings Creek At Weirton, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03110830 |
42 cfs | 1.51 ft | · | 53°F | 685 ft | Upper Ohio |
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Panther Creek Near Panther, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 03213500 |
26 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 65°F | 1,060 ft | Tug |
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Tuscarora Creek Above Martinsburg, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01617000 |
8 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 57°F | 456 ft | Conococheague-Opequon |
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Waites Run Near Wardensville, Wv
1 day ago · USGS 01610400 |
6 cfs | 3.52 ft | 63°F | 64°F | 1,258 ft | Cacapon-Town |
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 |
About West Virginia streamflow
What are river levels like in West Virginia right now?
As of October 16, 2026, West Virginia rivers are running at 608% of normal across 74 USGS streamgauges, and the Kanawha River At Charleston is reporting the highest discharge at 29,200 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which West Virginia river is running highest right now?
As of October 16, 2026, the highest discharge in West Virginia is 29,200 cfs on the Kanawha River At Charleston. 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.