About this river
Tygart Valley River is a 34.9 mile river near Blackwater Outdoor Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tygart Valley River at Philippi, WV (site 03054500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Tygart Valley River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,480 cfs, and lowest in September, at 178 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 50,900 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,850 | 1,030 to 3,330 | |
| February | 2,100 | 1,290 to 3,910 | |
| March | 2,480 | 1,610 to 4,040 | |
| April | 2,085 | 1,215 to 3,530 | |
| May | 1,430 | 738 to 2,620 | |
| June | 586 | 265 to 1,255 | |
| July | 400 | 189 to 913 | |
| August | 288 | 119 to 764 | |
| September | 178 | 68 to 450 | |
| October | 241 | 93 to 671 | |
| November | 836 | 415 to 1,715 | |
| December | 1,680 | 935 to 2,920 |
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 Tygart Valley River at Philippi, WV (site 03054500). 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 Tygart Valley River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Laurel HillMill Creek ReserviorPublic
- Junior #2Tygart RiverPublic
- Teter Creek LakeTeter CreekPublic
- Tygart RiverTygart RiverPublic
- Phillippi Covered BridgeTygart RiverPublic
- Pleasant Creek Water Management AreaTygart LakePublic
- Tygart Lake State ParkTygart LakePublic
- Tygart Lake State ParkTygart LakePublic
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