Rivers in West Virginia

Clear Fork River at Clear Fork

Wyoming County, West VirginiaNWS CLFW2USGS 03202750South Charleston office

Below flood stage
1.87ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
18.64 ft1977

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 15.00 ftSeveral sections of Charlie Hatfield Road/County Route 6 are impassable. The bridge near the gage has water on it. Several homes and buildings along Clear Fork are flooded.
  2. 13.00 ftSections of the Charlie Hatfield Road/County Route 6 are flooded. Some buidings and homes near the Clear Fork in Clear Fork start to flood.
  3. 11.00 ftSections of the Charlie Hatfield Road/County Route 6 start to flood.

Crest history

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1975.

#DateStage
1April 5, 197718.64 ft
2July 8, 200115.65 ft
3February 16, 202514.72 ft
4March 24, 197514.58 ft
5November 19, 200314.18 ft
6April 15, 200713.83 ft
7March 5, 201513.22 ft
8May 16, 199613.05 ft
9October 17, 198913.01 ft
10January 1, 197612.90 ft
11May 7, 198412.59 ft
12March 1, 202112.31 ft
13February 22, 200312.26 ft
14May 9, 200912.03 ft
15February 17, 202311.90 ft
16January 26, 197811.89 ft
17April 13, 199411.29 ft
18February 1, 202511.11 ft
19February 7, 202010.90 ft
20July 11, 197910.88 ft
21June 7, 198110.61 ft
22April 25, 198710.59 ft
23July 11, 198010.48 ft
24February 11, 201810.43 ft
25January 31, 20139.71 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 14.72 ft
  • February 1, 2025: 11.11 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 11.90 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 12.31 ft
  • February 7, 2020: 10.90 ft
  • February 11, 2018: 10.43 ft
  • March 5, 2015: 13.22 ft
  • January 31, 2013: 9.71 ft
  • May 9, 2009: 12.03 ft
  • April 15, 2007: 13.83 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.