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Hurricane Creek in West Virginia

River15.6 mi
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Kanawha River - Winfield Pool4.4 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Hurricane Creek is a 15.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hurricane Creek at Hurricane, WV (site 03201405). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2024

Hurricane Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 27 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,660 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Hurricane Creek at Hurricane, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January219.9 to 46
February2613 to 60
March2715 to 66
April1910 to 47
May125.1 to 29
June4.52.1 to 13
July4.71.8 to 18
August3.01.4 to 7.9
September2.00.9 to 5.1
October2.91.2 to 7.4
November4.82.1 to 15
December146.6 to 39

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hurricane Creek at Hurricane, WV (site 03201405). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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