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Gauley River conditions

Water report·near Craigsville2h ago
234CFSNormal

Running normal for early September. Above 53% of past September 2s on record.

Updated 7:30 PM UTC, Sep 2

78°Fwater10.57 ftgage

Gauley River flow history

Aug 12typical 123 to 658 cfs
3,150cfs

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Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 123 to 658 cfs
3,150cfs

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Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 123 to 658 cfs
3,150cfs

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May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 123 to 658 cfs
3,150cfs

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Sep 1Feb 20Aug 12

What this means

234 cfs puts Gauley River in the 53rd percentile for September 2, against 58 years of record.

The median for this date is 194 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 75.0 and 513.

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 5.96 and 12,500 cfs, lowest on Sep 19 and highest on Feb 20.

That is 3,120 cfs higher than on Sep 1.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 13
67°F

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67 to 79 °F over the window.

On this water

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 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.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 03189100, GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 14.4 miles from the center of Gauley River. It reports discharge, water temperature and gage height. 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.

Gauley River fishing records

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 Gauley River record book