About this river
Meadow River is a 13.8 mile river near West Virginia Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Meadow River at Nallen, WV (site 03190000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Meadow River typically runs highest in March, at a median 828 cfs, and lowest in September, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,200 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 600 | 319 to 1,070 | |
| February | 730 | 408 to 1,260 | |
| March | 828 | 480 to 1,330 | |
| April | 640 | 367 to 1,115 | |
| May | 397 | 207 to 843 | |
| June | 170 | 75 to 335 | |
| July | 101 | 41 to 234 | |
| August | 67 | 28 to 177 | |
| September | 39 | 15 to 101 | |
| October | 51 | 23 to 127 | |
| November | 177 | 72 to 398 | |
| December | 441 | 201 to 822 |
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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Meadow River at Nallen, WV (site 03190000). 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 Meadow River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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