About this river
Tygart Valley River is a 7.8 mile river near Morgantown Adventure Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tygart Valley River at Colfax, WV (site 03057000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Tygart Valley River typically runs highest in February, at a median 3,900 cfs, and lowest in August, at 618 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 24,900 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,030 | 1,590 to 5,540 | |
| February | 3,900 | 2,190 to 6,530 | |
| March | 3,770 | 2,230 to 6,410 | |
| April | 2,220 | 1,155 to 4,555 | |
| May | 1,720 | 777 to 3,940 | |
| June | 807 | 399 to 1,770 | |
| July | 623 | 401 to 1,360 | |
| August | 618 | 474 to 1,340 | |
| September | 714 | 521 to 939 | |
| October | 786 | 523 to 1,330 | |
| November | 1,300 | 927 to 2,700 | |
| December | 2,940 | 1,520 to 5,180 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tygart Valley River at Colfax, WV (site 03057000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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