River Levels
West Virginia river levels
Live streamflow for 67 gauged West Virginia reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha Rivernear Yak House Rentals | 30,300 cfs19.66 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Monongahela Rivernear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 29,600 cfs14.78 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Kanawha Rivernear ACE Adventure Gear | 17,800 cfs7.02 ft | 4,030 cfs | Much above normal92nd percentile · 87 yr record |
| Tygart Valley Rivernear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 15,300 cfs13.13 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Elk Rivernear Yak House Rentals | 9,600 cfs26.91 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| New Rivernear ACE Adventure Resort | Whitewater Rafting West Virginia | 9,190 cfs7.36 ft | 2,770 cfs | Above normal86th percentile · 45 yr record |
| Gauley Rivernear Adventures on the Gorge | 6,100 cfs5.89 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Elk Rivernear Elk River Get-A-Way | 5,420 cfs6.90 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Tygart Valley Rivernear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 4,660 cfs6.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Cheat Rivernear Cheat River Outfitters | 3,920 cfs5.01 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Greenbrier Rivernear Greenbrier Outfitters | 3,150 cfs4.50 ft | 278 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 131 yr record |
| West Fork Rivernear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 3,020 cfs8.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Cheat Rivernear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 2,820 cfs5.70 ft | 382 cfs | Much above normal92nd percentile · 113 yr record |
| Cherry Rivernear Lakeside Outfitters | 2,620 cfs12.93 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Meadow Rivernear West Virginia Adventures | 2,110 cfs8.32 ft | 67 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 117 yr record |
| Potomac Rivernear Cacapon River Outfitters | 1,880 cfs4.06 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Potomac Rivernear River & Trail Outfitters - Harpers Ferry Location | 1,860 cfs2.33 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Buckhannon Rivernear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 1,730 cfs6.83 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Dry Forknear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 1,130 cfs3.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Shenandoah Rivernear River & Trail Outfitters - Harpers Ferry Location | 943 cfs1.95 ft | 883 cfs | Normal52nd percentile · 131 yr record |
| South Branch Potomac Rivernear Cacapon River Outfitters | 914 cfs2.46 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Middle Fork Rivernear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 884 cfs4.36 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Shavers Forknear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 598 cfs5.34 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Williams Rivernear Lakeside Outfitters | 562 cfs3.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Jackson Rivernear Greenbrier Outfitters | 459 cfs5.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Little Sandy Creeknear Cheat River Outfitters | 459 cfs5.62 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Youghiogheny Rivernear Cheat River Outfitters | 422 cfs3.37 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| North Branch Potomac Rivernear Cacapon River Outfitters | 405 cfs2.56 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Cranberry Rivernear Lakeside Outfitters | 379 cfs3.78 ft | 50 cfs | Much above normal92nd percentile · 81 yr record |
| Pocatalico Rivernear Yak House Rentals | 293 cfs4.50 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| North Fork South Branch Potomac Rivernear Breezewood Adventures | 279 cfs4.95 ft | 45 cfs | Above normal89th percentile · 86 yr record |
| North Branch Potomac Rivernear Calleva Trough Outfitters | 272 cfs3.08 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Conococheague Creeknear River & Trail Outfitters - Harpers Ferry Location | 266 cfs2.03 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Blackwater Rivernear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 244 cfs2.69 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Little Youghiogheny Rivernear Cheat River Outfitters | 241 cfs2.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Cacapon Rivernear Cacapon River Outfitters | 192 cfs1.85 ft | 96 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 103 yr record |
| Deckers Creeknear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 165 cfs1.30 ft | 11 cfs | Much above normal93rd percentile · 80 yr record |
| Three Fork Creeknear Blackwater Outdoor Adventures | 157 cfs3.93 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Dunkard Creeknear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 146 cfs2.38 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Anthony Creeknear Greenbrier Outfitters | 142 cfs7.43 ft | 21 cfs | No historical record |
| Laurel Creeknear Lakeside Outfitters | 141 cfs3.36 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| North Branch Potomac Rivernear Cheat River Outfitters | 129 cfs2.67 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Ogle Creeknear Greenbrier Outfitters | 129 cfs2.20 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Buffalo Creeknear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 120 cfs2.74 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Marsh Forknear River Expeditions | 120 cfs13.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| West Fork Little Kanawha Rivernear Elk River Get-A-Way | 111 cfs6.32 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| South Fork South Branch Potomac Rivernear Breezewood Adventures | 110 cfs3.16 ft | 34 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 98 yr record |
| Piney Creeknear ACE Adventure Resort | Whitewater Rafting West Virginia | 107 cfs2.50 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| South Fork Tenmile Creeknear Morgantown Adventure Outfitters | 88 cfs3.48 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Peters Creeknear Lakeside Outfitters | 81 cfs5.83 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Savage Rivernear Calleva Trough Outfitters | 63 cfs0.80 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Potts Creeknear Greenbrier Outfitters | 42 cfs2.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Little Sandy Creeknear Yak House Rentals | 40 cfs6.41 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Licking Creeknear Cacapon River Outfitters | 38 cfs1.75 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Patterson Creeknear Calleva Trough Outfitters | 34 cfs3.23 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Georges Creeknear Calleva Trough Outfitters | 15 cfs1.98 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Johns Creeknear Greenbrier Outfitters | 15 cfs2.71 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Back Creeknear Cacapon River Outfitters | 14 cfs1.65 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Opequon Creeknear River & Trail Outfitters - Harpers Ferry Location | 11 cfs4.31 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Town Creeknear Cacapon River Outfitters | 9.5 cfs1.84 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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