About this river
Gauley River is a 34.6 mile river near Lakeside Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gauley River below Summersville Dam, WV (site 03189600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2003
Gauley River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,500 cfs, and lowest in April, at 237 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,000 cfs, in 1989.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,740 | 961 to 3,700 | |
| February | 2,150 | 1,170 to 3,680 | |
| March | 2,500 | 1,270 to 4,530 | |
| April | 237 | 166 to 1,410 | |
| May | 1,530 | 594 to 3,010 | |
| June | 731 | 326 to 1,580 | |
| July | 508 | 290 to 1,120 | |
| August | 565 | 234 to 1,150 | |
| September | 1,145 | 552 to 1,600 | |
| October | 1,390 | 573 to 2,360 | |
| November | 2,165 | 1,080 to 3,500 | |
| December | 1,660 | 881 to 3,370 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gauley River below Summersville Dam, WV (site 03189600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Gauley River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Summersville LakeGauley RiverPublic
- Battle RunGauley River (Summerville Lake)Public
- Gauley River (Summersville Lake)Gauley River (Summersville Lake)Public
- Salmon Run Boat RampGauley River (Summerville Lake)Public
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