Rivers in West Virginia

Kanawha River below Winfield Locks

Putnam County, West VirginiaNWS WINW2USGS 03201300South Charleston office

Below flood stage
14.71ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM EDT

Record crest
46.80 ft1955

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action44.00 ft

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 1942.

#DateStage
1March 7, 195546.80 ft
2December 31, 194245.10 ft
3February 2, 195044.90 ft
4June 25, 201636.10 ft
5February 1, 201335.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 25, 2016: 36.10 ft
  • February 1, 2013: 35.50 ft
  • March 7, 1955: 46.80 ft
  • February 2, 1950: 44.90 ft
  • December 31, 1942: 45.10 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.