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Trace Fork Mud River in West Virginia

Stream21.4 mi
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Around Trace Fork Mud River

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Trace Fork Mud River is a 21.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mud River near Milton, WV (site 03204500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Trace Fork Mud River typically runs highest in March, at a median 385 cfs, and lowest in October, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 1962.

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Typical flow by month at Mud River near Milton, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January21594 to 482
February304150 to 595
March385207 to 779
April246122 to 545
May11454 to 294
June4719 to 101
July6825 to 256
August4416 to 166
September218.6 to 33
October136.8 to 26
November4129 to 102
December11354 to 259

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mud River near Milton, WV (site 03204500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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