About this river
Big Coal River is a 4.9 mile river near River Expeditions in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clear Fork at Whitesville, WV (site 03198350). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Big Coal River typically runs highest in March, at a median 121 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,760 cfs, in 2001.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77 | 47 to 127 | |
| February | 110 | 63 to 186 | |
| March | 121 | 83 to 179 | |
| April | 102 | 66 to 168 | |
| May | 71 | 40 to 134 | |
| June | 34 | 21 to 62 | |
| July | 27 | 15 to 44 | |
| August | 18 | 11 to 36 | |
| September | 13 | 8.1 to 26 | |
| October | 13 | 8.3 to 30 | |
| November | 22 | 11 to 55 | |
| December | 58 | 29 to 108 |
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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clear Fork at Whitesville, WV (site 03198350). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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