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Around Hughes River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Hughes River is a 14.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Hughes River below Macfarlan, WV (site 03155220). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2026
Hughes River typically runs highest in March, at a median 311 cfs, and lowest in October, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,200 cfs, in 2012.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 261 | 115 to 474 |
| February | 308 | 149 to 726 |
| March | 311 | 189 to 642 |
| April | 203 | 97 to 441 |
| May | 135 | 55 to 303 |
| June | 57 | 23 to 164 |
| July | 28 | 11 to 94 |
| August | 19 | 7.5 to 60 |
| September | 12 | 2.6 to 50 |
| October | 10 | 4.3 to 47 |
| November | 53 | 19 to 151 |
| December | 153 | 70 to 391 |
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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Hughes River below Macfarlan, WV (site 03155220). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Hughes River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Chucks FordHughes RiverPublic
- Spring ValleyLittle Kanawha RiverPublic
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