Water report · Elk River (WV)
Running normal for early September. Above 55% of past September 2s on record.
Updated 6:45 PM UTC, Sep 2
119 cfs puts Elk River (WV) in the 55th percentile for September 2, against 64 years of record.
The median for this date is 93.0 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 42.0 and 217.
Over the last 7 days, Elk River (WV) ran between 140 and 814 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 480 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Elk River (WV) ran between 90.4 and 814 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 635 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Elk River (WV) ran between 90.4 and 2,860 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on May 28.
That is 478 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Elk River (WV) ran between 12.6 and 5,850 cfs, lowest on Sep 20 and highest on Feb 20.
That is 792 cfs higher than on Sep 1.
70 to 80 °F over the window.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 03194700, ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV, 5.9 miles from the center of Elk River (WV). Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 03194700, ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV, 5.9 miles from the center of Elk River (WV). It reports gage height, water temperature and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Elk River (WV) record book