Water report · Gauley River
Gauley River conditions
Running very high for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 92% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13
Gauley River flow history
What this means
1,580 cfs puts Gauley River in the 92nd percentile for August 13, against 59 years of record.
The median for this date is 274 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 119 and 643.
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 3,080 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
67 to 83 °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.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 03189100, GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 14.4 miles from the centre 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 centre 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.
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