Rivers in West Virginia

Mud River (WV) above Milton

Cabell County, West VirginiaNWS MTNW2USGS 03204500South Charleston office

Below flood stage
-0.08ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:25 AM EDT

Flood stage
19.00 ft
Record crest
29.38 ft1978

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood19.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftMajor flooding along the Mud River. Little Two Mile Creek Road floods. The church on West Mud River Road, adjacent to the gage, floods. In addition, several homes, buildings, and other roads are flooded near the river.
  2. 24.50 ftModerate flooding along the Mud River. Highway bridge on East Mud River Rd at gage location, begins to flood.
  3. 23.00 ftModerate flooding along the Mud River. Some homes and buildings near the river are flooded.
  4. 19.00 ftMinor flooding along the Mud River. Several low spots along East Mud River Road and West Mud River Road are flooded.
  5. 16.00 ftA few low spots on East Mud River Road near the intersection of Girl Scouts Camp Road, begin to flood. A few low spots on West Mud River Road begin to flood.

Crest history

45 crests on NOAA’s list since 1939.

#DateStage
1December 9, 197829.38 ft
2February 3, 193929.35 ft
3March 2, 199728.76 ft
4February 27, 196228.60 ft
5December 31, 194326.70 ft
6March 7, 196726.20 ft
7February 2, 195125.60 ft
8February 17, 202325.51 ft
9May 28, 196825.10 ft
10February 1, 195025.01 ft
11March 1, 202124.99 ft
12November 28, 197424.88 ft
13April 3, 194824.13 ft
14December 31, 197023.70 ft
15December 15, 195723.28 ft
16April 5, 197723.18 ft
17January 26, 197823.06 ft
18March 5, 201522.90 ft
19March 26, 196522.47 ft
20February 7, 202522.41 ft
21April 5, 202522.39 ft
22March 6, 195522.22 ft
23March 1, 194521.80 ft
24March 23, 195221.50 ft
25March 15, 195621.45 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 5, 2025: 22.39 ft
  • February 17, 2025: 20.45 ft
  • February 7, 2025: 22.41 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 25.51 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 24.99 ft
  • February 12, 2020: 16.14 ft
  • December 18, 2019: 20.21 ft
  • May 7, 2018: 19.40 ft
  • March 5, 2015: 22.90 ft
  • March 2, 1997: 28.76 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.