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Around Kanawha River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Kanawha River is a 62.1 mile river near Yak House Rentals in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kanawha River at Charleston, WV (site 03198000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Kanawha River typically runs highest in March, at a median 23,300 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3,860 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 160,000 cfs, in 1967.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15,800 | 9,240 to 26,200 |
| February | 20,100 | 11,900 to 32,500 |
| March | 23,300 | 16,000 to 34,400 |
| April | 17,550 | 11,450 to 27,450 |
| May | 14,300 | 8,820 to 23,400 |
| June | 7,725 | 4,880 to 12,350 |
| July | 5,700 | 4,000 to 8,430 |
| August | 4,510 | 3,220 to 7,330 |
| September | 3,860 | 2,875 to 5,680 |
| October | 4,540 | 3,040 to 8,120 |
| November | 7,575 | 4,575 to 13,550 |
| December | 12,400 | 7,260 to 22,400 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kanawha River at Charleston, WV (site 03198000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Kanawha River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- John Slack ParkBig Coal RiverPublic
- Kanawha FallsKanawha RiverPublic
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- HansfordKanawha RiverPublic
- GlasgowKanawha RiverPublic
- ChesapeakeKanawha RiverPublic
- Daniel Boone ParkKanawha RiverPublic
- C&P TelephoneKanawha RiverPublic
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