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Sand Run in West Virginia

Stream10.2 mi
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2 mi

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

About this river

Sand Run is a 10.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV (site 03052500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1947 to 2026

Sand Run typically runs highest in March, at a median 33 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,320 cfs, in 1994.

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Typical flow by month at Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2614 to 47
February3018 to 52
March3320 to 55
April2615 to 49
May168.0 to 33
June5.32.1 to 14
July3.91.7 to 10
August3.01.0 to 7.9
September2.00.6 to 5.5
October2.91.3 to 8.0
November9.84.9 to 24
December2312 to 44

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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV (site 03052500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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