Rivers in West Virginia

Twelvepole Creek near Wayne

Wayne County, West VirginiaNWS WAYW2USGS 03207020South Charleston office

Below flood stage
3.79ftStage

Observed Thu, Oct 1, 1:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
19.00 ft
Record crest
33.60 ft1962

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood27.00 ft
Moderate flood25.00 ft
Minor flood19.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 34.00 ftChurch and grocery store on WV Route 152 at Garret Drive intersection floods.
  2. 31.00 ftSignificant flooding throughout Wayne occurs.
  3. 30.00 ftBusinesses on WV Route 152 at Cox Road intersection flood.
  4. 29.00 ftMobile home park on Mose Asbury Road floods at 29 to 30 feet. Wayne County Highschool entrance floods.
  5. 28.00 ftHomes on Front Street adjacent to the creek flood. WV Route 152 and County Route 37/152 flood in town. Railroad tracks above the Route 152 bridge flood. Wayne County High School parking lot floods.
  6. 27.50 ftWayne County Health Department on Kenova Avenue floods.
  7. 27.00 ftMobile home park on Bluefield Street and homes on Bridge Street flood. Section of WV Route 152 at Garrett Creek along with used auto business begin to flood.
  8. 26.00 ftRiver Street and Front Street flood.
  9. 25.50 ftWayne Volunteer Fire Department begins to flood on lower level. Water treatment plant on Bluefield Street begins to flood.
  10. 25.00 ftShirley Burgess Park Road begins to flood.
  11. 21.00 ftAthletic fields in Shirley Burgess Park flood due to backwater flooding from Garrett Creek.
  12. 19.00 ftBridge Street near the creek floods. Wayne City Park floods at 19 to 20 feet.
  13. 18.00 ftLow sections of Mose Asbury Road flood.
  14. 16.00 ftAthletic fields at Twelvepole Valley Park flood.

Crest history

63 crests on NOAA’s list since 1918.

#DateStage
1February 28, 196233.60 ft
2February 4, 193931.03 ft
3June 30, 192828.30 ft
4December 9, 197827.88 ft
5March 8, 196727.58 ft
6February 1, 195127.00 ft
7February 17, 200326.32 ft
8March 1, 195525.82 ft
9February 1, 195025.60 ft
10March 13, 196824.84 ft
11November 19, 200324.57 ft
12February 17, 202324.53 ft
13March 1, 202124.32 ft
14March 2, 199724.26 ft
15April 4, 201523.97 ft
16April 4, 202523.62 ft
17April 14, 194823.30 ft
18March 23, 195223.30 ft
19February 26, 197223.19 ft
20December 31, 196923.07 ft
21January 9, 192021.45 ft
22December 17, 201921.21 ft
23January 2, 191921.10 ft
24January 28, 197821.00 ft
25May 30, 197420.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 4, 2025: 23.62 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 19.73 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 24.53 ft
  • May 8, 2022: 19.43 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 24.32 ft
  • February 13, 2020: 19.51 ft
  • December 17, 2019: 21.21 ft
  • February 24, 2019: 19.94 ft
  • May 6, 2018: 19.43 ft
  • February 13, 2018: 17.23 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.