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Elk River (WV) conditions

Water report·below Webster Springs2h ago
99.7CFSNormal

Running normal for mid September. Above 55% of past September 13s on record.

Updated 12:45 AM UTC, Sep 13

3.57 ftgage77°Fwater

Elk River (WV) flow history

Aug 12typical 68.5 to 297 cfs
814cfs

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Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 68.5 to 297 cfs
814cfs

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Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 68.5 to 297 cfs
814cfs

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May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 68.5 to 297 cfs
814cfs

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Sep 12Feb 25Aug 12

What this means

99.7 cfs puts Elk River (WV) in the 55th percentile for September 13, against 64 years of record.

The median for this date is 80.0 cfs, and half of all September 13s on record fell between 36.0 and 188.

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 795 cfs higher than on Sep 12.

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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.

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USGS 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.

About this gauge

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.

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