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Peters Creek near Mount Nebo, WV

Stream13.1 mi
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Around Peters Creek

Summersville Lake Stow & Go Campgrou…6.1 miGauley River National Recreation Area2.8 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Peters Creek is a 13.1 mile stream near Lakeside Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Peters Creek near Lockwood, WV (site 03191500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1946 to 2026

Peters Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,000 cfs, in 1958.

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Typical flow by month at Peters Creek near Lockwood, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6138 to 112
February7747 to 132
March8854 to 147
April6639 to 123
May3922 to 78
June177.8 to 41
July146.4 to 34
August125.4 to 23
September6.83.8 to 14
October8.74.5 to 20
November1911 to 45
December5026 to 95

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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Peters Creek near Lockwood, WV (site 03191500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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