Rivers in West Virginia

Cheat River at Job

Randolph County, West VirginiaNWS JBOW2South Charleston office

Below flood stage
2.23ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:35 PM EDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
8.19 ft2003

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftMost of town of Job floods.
  2. 15.00 ftHome located 100 yards downstream from the gauge, on the left bank, floods.
  3. 14.00 ftCounty Route 29 in and around Job floods.

Crest history

3 crests on NOAA’s list since 1998.

#DateStage
1September 19, 20038.19 ft
2June 19, 19987.61 ft
3May 5, 19985.60 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 19, 2003: 8.19 ft
  • June 19, 1998: 7.61 ft
  • May 5, 1998: 5.60 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.