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18 miles NNE of Test Site 8

Highest listed crest 12.50 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft67 crests since 1960

The 18 miles NNE of Test Site 8 crested above flood stage 3 times among the 67 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2022. The highest, 12.50 ft on April 22, 2003, was moderate flooding, 1.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.50 ft
April 22, 2003; 6,780 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 19, 2005
11.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hardy County
West Virginia
Identifiers
NWS TEST9
USGS 02110704; out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, 18 miles NNE of Test Site 8
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.02Oct 19, 2005Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01Apr 22, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

67 crests from 1960 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the 18 miles NNE of Test Site 8, 1960 to 2022 468101214ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Apr 24, 1960: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1961: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1962: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 410 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1963: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 485 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1964: 5.63 ft, below flood stage; 569 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1965: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 723 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1966: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 677 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1967: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 843 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1968: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 575 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1969: 6.32 ft, below flood stage; 822 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1970: 5.18 ft, below flood stage; 475 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1971: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 752 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1972: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 860 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1973: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 642 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1974: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1975: 6.04 ft, below flood stage; 706 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1976: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 862 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1977: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 492 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1978: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1979: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1979: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 390 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 402 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1982: 6.54 ft, below flood stage; 762 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1983: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 970 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1984: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 385 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1985: 9.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1986: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1987: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 228 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 698 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1989: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 692 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1990: 4.09 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 1991: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 546 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1993: 5.23 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1994: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 492 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 4.14 ft, below flood stage; 235 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1996: 7.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 517 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 507 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1999: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 466 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2000: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 283 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2000: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2001: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 445 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2002: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2002: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2003: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 627 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2004: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2005: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 517 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2005: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,750 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2006: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 431 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2007: 4.86 ft, below flood stage; 365 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2008: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 763 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2009: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2010: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 331 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2012: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 424 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2013: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2014: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 433 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2015: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 502 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2016: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 287 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 5.61 ft, below flood stage; 537 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 681 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2019: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 769 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2020: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 508 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2021: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 258 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2022: 6.86 ft, below flood stage; 893 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.50 ft, Apr 22, 2003 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, 18 miles NNE of Test Site 8 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 28 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.11 ft on Aug 10, 1908; 14.61 ft on Sep 7, 1908; 13.61 ft on Jul 29, 1916; 13.71 ft on May 1, 1918; 15.41 ft on Oct 2, 1924; 15.51 ft on Oct 9, 1924; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 67 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, 18 miles NNE of Test Site 8
1Apr 22, 200312.50+1.50Moderate6,780
2Oct 2, 200011.50+0.50Minor6,640
3Oct 19, 200511.10+0.10Minor5,750
4Apr 20, 19859.21−1.79Below flood stage1,930
5Sep 1, 20028.57−2.43Below flood stage2,360
6Apr 17, 20028.47−2.53Below flood stage1,570
7Apr 24, 19608.30−2.70Below flood stage1,640
8May 1, 20137.93−3.07Below flood stage1,330
9Oct 6, 19867.88−3.12Below flood stage1,140
10Sep 12, 19787.73−3.27Below flood stage1,370
11May 20, 19967.58−3.42Below flood stage1,190
12Apr 26, 19797.36−3.64Below flood stage1,040
13Apr 19, 20047.16−3.84Below flood stage1,020
14Apr 25, 20226.86−4.14Below flood stage893
15Apr 22, 19926.79−4.21Below flood stage894
16May 30, 19836.70−4.30Below flood stage970
17Apr 23, 20196.56−4.44Below flood stage769
18Apr 26, 19826.54−4.46Below flood stage762
19May 4, 19726.43−4.57Below flood stage860
20Apr 17, 19766.43−4.57Below flood stage862
21Apr 22, 20086.39−4.61Below flood stage763
22Apr 18, 19676.38−4.62Below flood stage843
23Apr 17, 19696.32−4.68Below flood stage822
24Oct 11, 20186.27−4.73Below flood stage681
25Apr 7, 19886.16−4.84Below flood stage698
26May 9, 19656.15−4.85Below flood stage723
27Jun 9, 19896.14−4.86Below flood stage692
28Apr 21, 19716.12−4.88Below flood stage752
29May 4, 19756.04−4.96Below flood stage706
30May 13, 20035.93−5.07Below flood stage627
31Apr 25, 19665.89−5.11Below flood stage677
32Sep 10, 19685.85−5.15Below flood stage575
33Apr 17, 19735.85−5.15Below flood stage642
34Apr 22, 19615.84−5.16Below flood stage639
35Apr 22, 19745.84−5.16Below flood stage639
36Apr 9, 19915.81−5.19Below flood stage546
37Apr 29, 19975.66−5.34Below flood stage517
38Apr 18, 19645.63−5.37Below flood stage569
39Aug 30, 20205.62−5.38Below flood stage508
40Apr 11, 20175.61−5.39Below flood stage537
41Apr 4, 19635.58−5.42Below flood stage485
42Apr 27, 19945.57−5.43Below flood stage492
43Apr 8, 20055.52−5.48Below flood stage517
44Mar 31, 19985.48−5.52Below flood stage507
45Apr 15, 20155.46−5.54Below flood stage502
46Apr 12, 20115.41−5.59Below flood stage490
47Apr 14, 20015.33−5.67Below flood stage445
48May 26, 19995.31−5.69Below flood stage466
49Apr 14, 19775.27−5.73Below flood stage492
50Apr 29, 19935.23−5.77Below flood stage447

Other gauges in Hardy County

Flood gauges in Hardy County
SF Moorefield10.019.99 ft, Nov 5, 19853
Wardensville9.59.93 ft, Feb 10, 20100

Hardy County: every hazard · River floods across the country · West Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TEST9, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.