Rivers in West Virginia

East River at Willowton

Mercer County, West VirginiaNWS ERVW2USGS 03177120Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
2.81ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:15 PM UTC

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
12.88 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 9.00 ftCHRISTIE ROAD (WV 219-8) CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS UPSTREAM FROM GAGE.

Crest history

21 crests on NOAA’s list since 2012.

#DateStage
1February 15, 202512.88 ft
2May 28, 202011.25 ft
3February 6, 202010.30 ft
4May 24, 20229.83 ft
5April 13, 20209.69 ft
6May 29, 20239.68 ft
7January 31, 20139.68 ft
8January 26, 20219.63 ft
9April 20, 20159.32 ft
10February 21, 20198.94 ft
11September 27, 20248.43 ft
12February 23, 20198.37 ft
13April 24, 20178.34 ft
14April 26, 20127.93 ft
15January 9, 20247.90 ft
16November 12, 20207.83 ft
17February 17, 20237.64 ft
18April 12, 20247.53 ft
19February 19, 20146.55 ft
20March 3, 20126.12 ft
21September 18, 20125.02 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 15, 2025: 12.88 ft
  • September 27, 2024: 8.43 ft
  • April 12, 2024: 7.53 ft
  • January 9, 2024: 7.90 ft
  • May 29, 2023: 9.68 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 7.64 ft
  • May 24, 2022: 9.83 ft
  • January 26, 2021: 9.63 ft
  • November 12, 2020: 7.83 ft
  • May 28, 2020: 11.25 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.