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Knapp Creek in West Virginia

River25.3 mi
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Around Knapp Creek

Day Run Campground · 0.2 miBurns RV Park1.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Knapp Creek is a 25.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Knapp Creek near Marlinton, WV (site 03181949). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2019 to 2026

Knapp Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 172 cfs, and lowest in August, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,460 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Knapp Creek near Marlinton, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9538 to 202
February17283 to 401
March12692 to 230
April13656 to 247
May9442 to 266
June3320 to 75
July2013 to 47
August138.9 to 31
September156.8 to 38
October1612 to 25
November3116 to 64
December7130 to 176

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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Knapp Creek near Marlinton, WV (site 03181949). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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