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Middle Fork River near Blackwater Outdoor Adventures

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About this river

Middle Fork River is a 5.1 mile river near Blackwater Outdoor Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Middle Fork River at Audra, WV (site 03052000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Middle Fork River typically runs highest in March, at a median 466 cfs, and lowest in September, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,320 cfs, in 1996.

Typical flow by month at Middle Fork River at Audra, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January374198 to 652
February410236 to 709
March466298 to 766
April386234 to 664
May299154 to 515
June9244 to 220
July6127 to 157
August5218 to 132
September258.6 to 77
October4114 to 122
November14976 to 335
December344171 to 600

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Middle Fork River at Audra, WV (site 03052000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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