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Around Dry Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Dry Fork is a 37.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dry Fork at Beartown, WV (site 03212980). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1985 to 2026
Dry Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 299 cfs, and lowest in October, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,090 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 186 | 95 to 315 |
| February | 283 | 137 to 506 |
| March | 299 | 219 to 512 |
| April | 282 | 184 to 465 |
| May | 211 | 149 to 363 |
| June | 119 | 83 to 189 |
| July | 87 | 62 to 124 |
| August | 64 | 44 to 103 |
| September | 44 | 31 to 71 |
| October | 39 | 28 to 65 |
| November | 46 | 30 to 120 |
| December | 122 | 51 to 265 |
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 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dry Fork at Beartown, WV (site 03212980). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Dry Fork. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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