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Around Laurel Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Laurel Creek is a 7.2 mile stream near Lakeside Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Laurel Creek near Fenwick, WV (site 03188900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Laurel Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 103 cfs, and lowest in September, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,980 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 53 to 137 |
| February | 103 | 62 to 209 |
| March | 97 | 62 to 146 |
| April | 94 | 54 to 156 |
| May | 80 | 48 to 143 |
| June | 33 | 15 to 72 |
| July | 21 | 9.4 to 65 |
| August | 13 | 6.6 to 32 |
| September | 10 | 3.0 to 35 |
| October | 16 | 9.2 to 42 |
| November | 56 | 35 to 103 |
| December | 92 | 56 to 158 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Laurel Creek near Fenwick, WV (site 03188900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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