About this river
Buckhannon River is a 4.6 mile river near Blackwater Outdoor Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buckhannon River at Hall, WV (site 03053500). 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
Buckhannon River typically runs highest in March, at a median 775 cfs, and lowest in September, at 56 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,500 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 596 | 330 to 1,080 | |
| February | 690 | 409 to 1,260 | |
| March | 775 | 495 to 1,300 | |
| April | 582 | 350 to 1,080 | |
| May | 402 | 218 to 782 | |
| June | 177 | 83 to 381 | |
| July | 134 | 56 to 282 | |
| August | 98 | 39 to 249 | |
| September | 56 | 20 to 158 | |
| October | 81 | 30 to 221 | |
| November | 254 | 129 to 540 | |
| December | 538 | 290 to 980 |
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 111 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buckhannon River at Hall, WV (site 03053500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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