Water report · Elk River (WV)
Running very high for late September. Above 99% of past September 22s on record.
Updated 7:45 PM UTC, Sep 22
2,970 cfs puts Elk River (WV) in the 99th percentile for September 22, against 66 years of record.
The median for this date is 89.9 cfs, and half of all September 22s on record fell between 38.0 and 229.
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 12.7 and 5,850 cfs, lowest on Sep 21 and highest on Feb 20.
That is 801 cfs higher than on Sep 21.
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 water temperature, gage height 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.
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