Water report · Gauley River
Running very high for mid October. Above 99% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 6:30 PM UTC, Oct 12
4,180 cfs puts Gauley River in the 99th percentile for October 12, against 60 years of record.
The median for this date is 275 cfs, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 102 and 724.
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 38.2 and 12,500 cfs, lowest on Oct 18 and highest on Feb 20.
That is 3,000 cfs higher than on Oct 11.
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 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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