Rivers in West Virginia

Island Creek near Logan

Logan County, West VirginiaNWS ORMW2USGS 03203647South Charleston office

Below flood stage
2.96ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 5:25 AM EDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
16.89 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action6.50 ft
  1. 16.00 ftMajor flooding all along Island Creek. Several areas of Route 44 are flooded. Several homes, buildings, and the school are flooded.
  2. 12.00 ftBetween 12 and 13 feet, water starts affecting school. Trailer behind school starts to flood. Several low spots and poor drainage areas along Island Creek above and below Omar and Chauncey are flooded. Lows spots along Route 44 near the creek start to flood.
  3. 10.00 ftBall field and storage buildings next to it are flooded. School access road behind school starts to flood. Low areas along Island Creek above and below Omar and Chauncey start to flood.
  4. 6.50 ftBall field next to and sewer plant next to the school start to flood.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1February 16, 202516.89 ft
2March 1, 202114.58 ft
3March 5, 201512.80 ft
4February 11, 201812.14 ft
5June 23, 202611.53 ft
6February 6, 20209.05 ft
7January 23, 20177.87 ft
8May 14, 20142.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 23, 2026: 11.53 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 16.89 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 14.58 ft
  • February 6, 2020: 9.05 ft
  • February 11, 2018: 12.14 ft
  • January 23, 2017: 7.87 ft
  • March 5, 2015: 12.80 ft
  • May 14, 2014: 2.13 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.