Water report · Gauley River
Running normal for early November. Above 28% of past November 1s on record.
Updated 3:30 PM UTC, Nov 1
262 cfs puts Gauley River in the 28th percentile for November 1, against 59 years of record.
The median for this date is 578 cfs, and half of all November 1s on record fell between 226 and 1,230.
Over the last 7 days, Gauley River ran between 312 and 3,150 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 2,500 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Gauley River ran between 254 and 3,150 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 2,530 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Gauley River ran between 159 and 3,150 cfs, lowest on Jun 9 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 2,510 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Gauley River ran between 159 and 12,500 cfs, lowest on Jun 9 and highest on Feb 20.
That is 1,020 cfs higher than on Oct 31.
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 03189100, GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 14.4 miles from the center of Gauley River. 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 03189100, GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 14.4 miles from the center of Gauley River. It reports discharge, gage height and water temperature. 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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