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River Conditions at: 5:45 AM EDT 03/20/2026

Location		 Flood
Stage (ft.)		 Observed
(ft.)		 24-Hr
Change		 Crest (ft.) Forecast for 8 AM
Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue.
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
 27.0 6.27 -0.4 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4
London Locks
 - 10.23 -0.6 - - - - -
Marmet Locks
 - 12.31 -0.6 - - - - -
South Side Bridge
 30.0 8.72 -0.3 8.7 8.4 8.3 8.1 7.9
Old Lock 6
 - 7.47 -0.1 - - - - -
Winfield Locks TW
 - 13.6 -0.4 - - - - -
Ohio River
Willow Island
 37.0 17.26 -0.3 18.5 17.5 18.4 17.9 16.3
Marietta Pumphouse
 35.0 18.31 -0.2 18.8 18.3 18.8 18.5 17.5
Parkersburg
 36.0 22.44 -0.2 22.5 22.2 22.5 22.2 21.4
Belleville
 35.0 16.76 -0.9 17.5 17.0 17.5 17.0 15.6
Racine Lock
 41.0 17.26 -1.6 18.1 17.2 18.0 17.4 15.8
Pomeroy
 46.0 - - - - - - -
Point Pleasant
 40.0 25.13 -0.7 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.3
RC Byrd Lock
 50.0 22.06 -1.5 22.6 21.9 22.6 21.9 19.8
Huntington
 50.0 28.52 -0.6 28.5 28.3 28.4 28.1 28.0
Ashland
 52.0 35.72 -0.3 35.4 35.1 35.1 35.0 34.8
Ironton
 52.0 3.39 -0.1 - - - - -
Lloyd Greenup
 54.0 25.75 -1.9 25.2 24.2 23.9 24.2 22.4
Ohio River Tributaries
Bloomfield
 16.0 4.42 0.0 - - - - -
Chester
 16.0 6.67 -0.2 - - - - -
Aid
 19.0 8.98 -0.3 - - - - -
Grasslick Creek
 - - - - - - - -
Grass Run Creek
 - - - - - - - -
Olive Hill
 10.0 2.05 -0.1 - - - - -
Greenup
 20.0 4.03 -0.2 - - - - -
Elk River
Clifton Ford
 13.0 5.16 +0.2 - - - - -
Replete
 - 6.15 +0.4 - - - - -
Guardian
 11.0 4.14 +0.3 - - - - -
Sutton Dam Pool
 - 912.82 +0.3 - - - - -
Sutton Dam TW
 - 13.73 0.0 - - - - -
Herold
 12.0 4.95 +0.5 - - - - -
Frametown
 18.0 4.15 +0.1 - - - - -
Clay
 18.0 4.33 +0.2 - - - - -
Queen Shoals
 19.0 7.07 -0.0 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.3
Big Sandy abv Clendenin
 - 5.55 +0.1 - - - - -
Little Sandy abv Elkview
 - 6.8 -0.2 - - - - -
Elk Two Mile
 6.5 2.55 0.0 - - - - -
Coal River
Whitesville
 20.0 13.04 +0.1 - - - - -
Ashford
 17.0 3.9 +0.1 - - - - -
Danville
 25.0 3.36 0.0 - - - - -
Tornado
 25.0 11.16 +0.1 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.7
Gauley River
Fenwick
 - 3.5 +0.3 - - - - -
Lockwood
 - 5.98 +0.1 - - - - -
Williams River at Dyer
 10.5 2.7 +0.3 - - - - -
Cranberry River abv Richwood
 13.0 3.4 +0.2 - - - - -
Meadow River at Hines
 - 3.89 +0.4 - - - - -
Meadow River at Nallen
 15.0 6.14 +0.3 - - - - -
Belva
 20.0 4.46 +0.1 - - - - -
Summersville Lake Pool
 - 1613.99 -0.0 - - - - -
Summersville Lake TW
 - 10.38 0.0 - - - - -
Camden-on-Gauley
 19.0 4.08 +0.2 5.0 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.1
Greenbrier River
Huntersville
 9.0 3.89 0.0 - - - - -
Buckeye
 15.0 3.67 0.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.3
Marlinton
 10.0 1.67 0.0 - - - - -
Cloverlick
 13.0 2.09 +0.1 - - - - -
Durbin
 7.0 2.04 +0.1 - - - - -
Marlin Run
 - 29.61 0.0 - - - - -
Guyandotte River
Island Creek
 10.0 4.07 -0.1 - - - - -
Clear Fork
 11.0 3.1 0.0 - - - - -
RD Bailey Dam Pool
 - 1024.55 +0.2 - - - - -
RD Baily Dam TW
 - 5.21 -0.0 - - - - -
Little Huff Creek
 - 4.9 -0.1 - - - - -
Branchland
 30.0 7.51 -0.5 - - - - -
Logan
 23.0 6.58 -0.0 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9
Man
 15.0 6.14 -0.1 - - - - -
Baileysville
 17.0 4.17 +0.1 - - - - -
Pineville
 13.0 1.46 +0.1 - - - - -
Hocking River
Enterprise
 - 2.44 -0.2 - - - - -
Athens
 20.0 6.15 -0.2 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2
Tom Jenkins
 - 721.74 -0.0 - - - - -
Glouster
 13.0 5.06 -0.1 - - - - -
Levisa Fork
Whitewood
 - - - - - - - -
Grundy
 17.0 4.38 0.0 - - - - -
Big Rock
 20.0 4.19 -0.0 - - - - -
Bartlick
 15.0 9.07 -0.0 - - - - -
Elkhorn City
 21.0 8.9 -0.1 - - - - -
Haysi
 16.0 3.65 -0.1 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0
Norland
 8.0 3.88 -0.1 - - - - -
John Flannagan Lake Pool
 - 1380.47 -0.0 - - - - -
John Flannagan Lake TW
 - 3.56 0.0 - - - - -
Clintwood
 11.0 3.11 -0.1 - - - - -
Fremont
 - 3.01 -0.0 - - - - -
Big Sandy River
Blaine
 17.0 4.65 -0.2 - - - - -
Yatesville Pool
 - 624.37 -0.2 - - - - -
Yatesville TW
 - 18.93 -0.0 - - - - -
Fullers Station
 49.0 10.2 -0.8 10.5 9.9 9.3 8.5 8.0
Little Kanawha River
Wildcat
 - 5.3 +0.2 - - - - -
Burnsville Dam Pool
 825.0 776.47 +0.1 - - - - -
Burnsville Dam TW
 - 6.0 +0.1 - - - - -
blo Burnville
 13.0 4.68 +0.2 - - - - -
Glenville
 23.0 4.65 0.0 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.4
Grantsville
 36.0 10.7 +0.6 10.9 10.1 10.9 10.2 9.8
Rocksdale
 - 7.42 +0.1 - - - - -
Flatwoods
 - 61.2 -0.1 - - - - -
Sand Fork
 - 2.53 0.0 - - - - -
Cairo
 - 43.62 0.0 - - - - -
Macfarlan
 22.0 7.21 +0.2 - - - - -
Elizabeth
 36.0 16.63 +0.3 16.7 16.3 16.7 16.5 16.1
Mineral Wells
 11.0 1.59 -0.2 - - - - -
Little Sandy River
Grayson Lake Pool
 - 638.31 -0.4 - - - - -
Grayson Dam TW
 - 11.14 +1.7 - - - - -
Leon
 31.0 7.83 +1.3 - - - - -
Grayson
 21.0 8.55 +1.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7
New River
Bluestone Dam Pool
 - - - - - - - -
Hinton
 15.0 3.29 -0.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7
Piney Creek
 10.5 2.42 0.0 - - - - -
Thurmond
 19.0 7.71 -0.8 - - - - -
Hawks Nest
 - 9.91 -0.9 - - - - -
Muskingum River
Coshocton
 15.0 7.94 -0.2 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.1
Dresden
 20.0 9.56 -0.4 - - - - -
Zanesville
 25.0 10.75 -0.2 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.8
McConnelsville
 11.0 2.97 -0.1 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0
Beverly
 29.0 18.03 -0.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.0 16.7
West Fork River
Walkersville
 16.0 3.94 0.0 - - - - -
Stonewall Jackson Dam Pool
 - 1071.07 0.0 - - - - -
Stonewall Jackson Dam TW
 - 8.59 0.0 - - - - -
Weston
 17.0 6.5 0.0 - - - - -
Butcherville
 16.0 2.1 0.0 - - - - -
Clarksburg
 14.0 2.76 +0.1 3.2 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.6
Enterprise
 17.0 4.07 +0.2 - - - - -
Tygart Valley River
Audra
 10.0 3.4 +0.2 - - - - -
Ellamore
 13.0 4.25 +0.4 - - - - -
Adolph
 10.0 4.07 +0.2 - - - - -
Hall
 - 5.62 +0.1 - - - - -
Buckannon
 23.0 6.96 +0.2 - - - - -
Alton
 14.0 6.23 +0.3 - - - - -
Valley Head
 12.0 3.27 +0.2 - - - - -
Mill Creek
 11.0 5.42 +0.5 - - - - -
Dailey
 14.0 2.86 +0.3 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.1
Elkins
 17.0 4.01 +0.3 - - - - -
Belington
 14.0 4.56 +0.4 - - - - -
Philippi
 19.0 5.21 +0.2 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0
Tygart Dam Pool
 - 1076.04 +0.8 - - - - -
Tygart Dam TW
 - 6.9 0.0 - - - - -
Raccoon Creek
Adamsville
 21.0 6.96 -0.7 - - - - -
Shavers Fork
Cheat Bridge
 20.0 5.43 +0.2 - - - - -
Bowden
 13.0 4.87 +0.1 - - - - -
Bemis
 16.0 4.08 +0.1 - - - - -
Job
 14.0 2.41 +0.2 - - - - -
Tug Fork River
Welch
 17.0 3.99 0.0 - - - - -
Bradshaw
 10.0 4.15 0.0 - - - - -
Litwar
 24.0 5.31 0.0 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7
Blackey
 - 1.99 -0.1 - - - - -
Panther
 10.0 3.58 -0.0 - - - - -
Williamson
 27.0 6.2 -0.1 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.9
Kermit
 38.0 7.04 -0.3 - - - - -
Twelvepole Creek
East Lynn Dam Pool
 - 656.54 -0.1 - - - - -
East Lynn Dam TW
 - 4.49 +0.5 - - - - -
Beach Fork Dam Pool
 - 583.83 -0.1 - - - - -
Wayne
 19.0 6.92 +0.4 - - - - -
Dunlow
 - - - - - - - -
Pocatalico River
Sissonville
 30.0 6.09 +0.5 - - - - -
Middle Island Creek
Middlebourne
 21.0 12.32 +0.2 - - - - -
Little
 14.0 4.35 +0.3 - - - - -
West Union
 - - - - - - - -
Duck Creek
Macksburg
 13.0 7.94 -0.1 - - - - -
Whipple
 12.0 2.96 -0.1 - - - - -
Mud River
Hamlin
 13.0 4.72 -0.0 - - - - -
Milton
 19.0 2.04 -0.1 - - - - -
Palermo
 - 22.5 0.0 - - - - -
Griffithsville
 12.0 3.46 -0.3 - - - - -
Hurricane Creek
Hurricane
 17.0 5.54 -0.1 - - - - -

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