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Bluestone River in West Virginia

River62.1 mi
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Around Bluestone River

Brushcreek Falls Resort2.3 miPipestem Camping at Route 20 Market…7.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Bluestone River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bluestone R near Spanishburg, WV (site 03178000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1945 to 1998

Bluestone River typically runs highest in March, at a median 317 cfs, and lowest in October, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,250 cfs, in 1950.

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Typical flow by month at Bluestone R near Spanishburg, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January229136 to 518
February304208 to 558
March317210 to 532
April222133 to 380
May215131 to 344
June12464 to 215
July5234 to 90
August4528 to 83
September3120 to 56
October2819 to 44
November4429 to 83
December16241 to 328

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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bluestone R near Spanishburg, WV (site 03178000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bluestone River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Jimmy Lewis LakeJimmy Lewis LakePublic
  • Bluestone RiverBluestone RiverPublic
  • James P. Bailey LakeSouth Fork Brush Creek (James P Bailey Lake)Public
  • North Fork Brush Creek (North Fork Brush Creek)North Fork Brush Creek (North Fork Brush Creek)Public
  • Kee ReservoirKee ReservoirPublic
  • North Fork Brush Creek (Glenwood Lake)North Fork Brush Creek (Glenwood Lake)Public
  • Bluestone LakeBluestone LakePublic

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