About this river
Elk River is a 30.3 mile river near Elk River Get-A-Way in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk River near Frametown, WV (site 03196600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical water level by month
1997 to 2020
Elk River typically sits highest in March, at a median 4.25 ft, and lowest in September, at 1.68 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 11.78 ft, in 2015.
| Month | Typical (ft) | Usual range (ft) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.68 | 3.05 to 5.04 | |
| February | 4.08 | 3.13 to 6.15 | |
| March | 4.25 | 3.56 to 5.50 | |
| April | 3.38 | 2.40 to 4.56 | |
| May | 3.09 | 2.47 to 4.20 | |
| June | 2.40 | 1.64 to 3.65 | |
| July | 2.05 | 1.50 to 2.73 | |
| August | 1.87 | 1.66 to 2.48 | |
| September | 1.68 | 1.46 to 2.17 | |
| October | 2.11 | 1.66 to 3.15 | |
| November | 3.35 | 2.88 to 4.46 | |
| December | 3.70 | 2.85 to 5.19 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk River near Frametown, WV (site 03196600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Elk River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Queen ShoalsElk RiverPublic
- Frametown CR 21 BridgeElk RiverPublic
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