Rivers and flooding in West Virginia
187 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in West Virginia. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in West Virginia in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Little Kanawha River at Glenville15% chance of major flooding
- Coal River (WV) at Tornado14% chance of major flooding
- Tygart Valley River at Belington14% chance of major flooding
- West Fork River near Clarksburg14% chance of major flooding
- Little Kanawha River at Grantsville12% chance of major flooding
- Shenandoah River at Millville9% chance of major flooding
- South Branch Potomac River at Franklin8% chance of major flooding
- South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg7% chance of major flooding
- Elk River at Queen Shoals6% chance of major flooding
- Greenbrier River at Alderson6% chance of major flooding
- Tygart Valley River at Philippi17% chance of moderate flooding
- South Branch Potomac River near Springfield12% chance of moderate flooding
32 of the 44 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in West Virginia have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Abram Creek
Anthony Creek
Back Creek
Big Coal River
Big Sandy Creek
Big Sandy Creek (WV)
Birch River
Blackwater River (WV)
Bluestone Lake
Bluestone River
Brush Creek
Brushy Fork
Buckhannon River
Buffalo Creek (WV)
Bullskin Run
Cacapon River
Camp Creek
Cheat River
Cherry River
Clear Fork (Big Coal)
Clear Fork River
Coal River (WV)
Cookman Fork
Cranberry River
Deckers Creek
Dry Fork (Tug Fork)
Dry Fork River
East Fork of Twelvepole Creek
East River
Elk River
- Elk River at ClayBelow flood stage
- Elk River at Clifton Ford near Big RunBelow flood stage
- Elk River at FrametownBelow flood stage
- Elk River at GuardianBelow flood stage
- Elk River at Queen ShoalsBelow flood stage
- Elk River at Replete (Left Fork Holly)No flood stages set
- Elk River at Sutton LakeNo flood stages set
- Elk River at Sutton LakeNo flood stages set
Elk Twomile Creek
Gauley River
Greenbrier River
- Greenbrier River at AldersonBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at BuckeyeBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at CaldwellBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at CloverlickBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at DurbinBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at HilldaleBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at MarlintonBelow flood stage
- Greenbrier River at RenickBelow low-water threshold
- Greenbrier River at RonceverteReading out of date
Guyandotte River
- Guyandotte River at BaileysvilleBelow flood stage
- Guyandotte River at BranchlandBelow flood stage
- Guyandotte River at LoganBelow flood stage
- Guyandotte River at ManBelow flood stage
- Guyandotte River at PinevilleBelow flood stage
- Guyandotte River at R. D. Bailey LakeNo flood stages set
- Guyandotte River at R.D. Bailey LakeNo flood stages set
Howard Creek
Hurricane Creek
Indian Creek (WV)
Island Creek
Kanawha River
Knapp Creek
Linton Creek
Little Coal River
Little Huff Creek
Little Kanawha River
- Little Kanawha River at BurnsvilleBelow flood stage
- Little Kanawha River at Burnsville LakeBelow flood stage
- Little Kanawha River at Burnsville LakeNo flood stages set
- Little Kanawha River at ElizabethBelow flood stage
- Little Kanawha River at GlenvilleBelow flood stage
- Little Kanawha River at GrantsvilleBelow flood stage
- Little Kanawha River at RocksdaleNo flood stages set
- Little Kanawha River at WildcatNo flood stages set
Little Sandy Creek (WV)
Little Tygart Creek (WV)
Marlin Run
Meadow River
Meathouse Fork
Middle Fork Tygart Valley River
Middle Island Creek
Mill Creek (WV)
Monongahela River
Mud River (WV)
New River
North Branch Potomac River
North Fork Hughes River
North Fork South Branch Potomac River
Ohio River
- Ohio River at Belleville LockBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at HuntingtonBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at MoundsvilleReading out of date
- Ohio River at ParkersburgBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Pike Island Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Point PleasantBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at R C Byrd LockBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Racine LockBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at WellsburgReading out of date
- Ohio River at WheelingBelow flood stage
Opequon Creek
Painter Run
Panther Creek
Parker Hollow Run
Patterson Creek
Peters Creek
Piney Creek (WV)
Pocatalico River
Potomac River
Price Run
Rockymarsh Run
Sand Fork Creek
Sand Run
Sewell Creek
Shavers Fork Cheat River
Shenandoah River
South Branch Potomac River
South Fork Hughes River
South Fork South Branch Potomac River
South Mill Creek
Tributary to Warm Springs Run
Tug Fork River
Tuscarora Creek
Twelvepole Creek
Tygart Valley River
- Tygart Valley River at BelingtonBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at ColfaxNo flood stages set
- Tygart Valley River at DaileyBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at ElkinsBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at Mill CreekBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at PhilippiBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at Tygart LakeNo flood stages set
- Tygart Valley River at Tygart LakeBelow flood stage
- Tygart Valley River at Valley HeadBelow flood stage
Waites Run
Warm Springs Run
West Fork River
- West Fork River at ButchervilleBelow flood stage
- West Fork River at ClarksburgBelow flood stage
- West Fork River at EnterpriseBelow flood stage
- West Fork River at Stonewall Jackson LakeBelow flood stage
- West Fork River at Stonewall Jackson LakeNo flood stages set
- West Fork River at WalkersvilleBelow flood stage
- West Fork River at WestonBelow flood stage
Wheeling Creek WV
Whetstone Creek
Williams River (WV)
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.