Water report · New River
Running normal for mid September. Above 25% of past September 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 AM UTC, Sep 13
1,690 cfs puts New River in the 25th percentile for September 13, against 69 years of record.
The median for this date is 2,210 cfs, and half of all September 13s on record fell between 1,690 and 3,330.
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 6,390 cfs higher than on Sep 12.
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 center 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.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 03184500, NEW RIVER AT HINTON, WV, 4.8 miles from the center 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.
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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