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Clear Fork in West Virginia

River24.5 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Clear Fork is a 24.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clear Fork at Clear Fork, WV (site 03202750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Clear Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 241 cfs, and lowest in October, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,380 cfs, in 1977.

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Typical flow by month at Clear Fork at Clear Fork, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January16792 to 315
February223123 to 437
March241151 to 401
April186117 to 322
May13269 to 236
June5530 to 109
July3921 to 81
August3217 to 60
September2111 to 44
October189.9 to 49
November4516 to 137
December12465 to 254

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clear Fork at Clear Fork, WV (site 03202750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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