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Right Fork Little Kanawha River in West Virginia

Stream7.9 mi
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Around Right Fork Little Kanawha River

2 mi

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

About this river

Right Fork Little Kanawha River is a 7.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Kanawha River near Wildcat, WV (site 03151400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Right Fork Little Kanawha River typically runs highest in March, at a median 273 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,070 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at Little Kanawha River near Wildcat, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January213124 to 394
February248148 to 436
March273165 to 459
April206123 to 400
May14370 to 306
June5219 to 127
July4215 to 106
August207.2 to 62
September144.5 to 40
October227.3 to 82
November9344 to 210
December193107 to 380

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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Kanawha River near Wildcat, WV (site 03151400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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