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Birch River at Herold

Highest listed crest 18.03 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft6 crests since 2013

The Birch River at Herold crested above flood stage 3 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2021. The highest, 18.03 ft on June 24, 2016, was moderate flooding, 6.03 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.03 ft
June 24, 2016
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 1, 2021
12.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Braxton County
West Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Birch River at Herold
Action stage10.03Feb 11, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Mar 1, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Jun 24, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2013 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Birch River at Herold, 2013 to 2021 101214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jan 31, 2013: 11.72 ft, action stageDec 6, 2013: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 11.32 ft, action stageJun 24, 2016: 18.03 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 2020: 10.09 ft, action stageMar 1, 2021: 12.20 ft, minor flooding Highest, 18.03 ft, Jun 24, 2016 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Birch River at Herold 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.17 ft on Dec 9, 1978; 13.55 ft on Jul 10, 1980; 12.45 ft on May 29, 1981; 11.00 ft on Apr 24, 1984.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Birch River at Herold
1Jun 24, 201618.03+6.03Moderate—
2Dec 6, 201313.70+1.70Minor9,820
3Mar 1, 202112.20+0.20Minor—
4Jan 31, 201311.72−0.28Action—
5Mar 5, 201511.32−0.68Action—
6Feb 11, 202010.09−1.91Action—

Other gauges in Braxton County

Flood gauges in Braxton County
Frametown18.020.39 ft, Jul 31, 19960
Burnsville13.016.32 ft, Jun 2, 19740

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HRLW2, 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.