Water report · New River
New River conditions
Running high for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 84% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
New River flow history
What this means
6,060 cfs puts New River in the 84th percentile for August 13, against 70 years of record.
The median for this date is 2,870 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 2,110 and 4,390.
Over the last 7 days, New River ran between 5,270 and 7,700 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 8.
That is 1,800 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, New River ran between 2,360 and 8,660 cfs, lowest on Jul 19 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 970 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, New River ran between 1,630 and 19,500 cfs, lowest on Jul 6 and highest on May 27.
That is 4,820 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, New River ran between 1,200 and 37,500 cfs, lowest on Sep 22 and highest on Feb 21.
That is 5,380 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
74 to 82 °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 03184500, NEW RIVER AT HINTON, WV, 4.8 miles from the centre of New 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 03184500, NEW RIVER AT HINTON, WV, 4.8 miles from the centre of New 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.
New 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 New River record book