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Around Wheeling Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wheeling Creek is a 27.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, WV (site 03112000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Wheeling Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 495 cfs, and lowest in September, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,100 cfs, in 1943.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 275 | 145 to 610 |
| February | 361 | 203 to 731 |
| March | 495 | 292 to 891 |
| April | 362 | 217 to 670 |
| May | 243 | 132 to 511 |
| June | 110 | 52 to 228 |
| July | 50 | 20 to 126 |
| August | 30 | 12 to 69 |
| September | 18 | 7.0 to 62 |
| October | 28 | 9.9 to 76 |
| November | 76 | 34 to 208 |
| December | 203 | 93 to 433 |
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 Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, WV (site 03112000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wheeling Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Burches Run Lake Water Management AreaBurches Run LakePublic
- Middle Wheeling Creek LakeMiddle Wheeling Creek LakePublic
- Bear Rock Water Management AreaBear Rock LakePublic
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