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Bluestone River near Spanishburg

Highest listed crest 19.98 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft23 crests since 2010

The Bluestone River near Spanishburg crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2025. The highest, 19.98 ft on February 16, 2025, was major flooding, 7.98 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Bluestone River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.98 ft
February 16, 2025
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
19.98 ft, major flooding
Location
Mercer 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, Bluestone River near Spanishburg
Action stage10.05May 18, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.010Sep 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.05Feb 1, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Feb 16, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 2010 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bluestone River near Spanishburg, 2010 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 13, 2010: 17.50 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 11.99 ft, action stageMar 1, 2011: 11.47 ft, action stageApr 10, 2011: 12.78 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2012: 14.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2014: 11.20 ft, action stageMar 5, 2015: 17.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 2017: 12.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2018: 13.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2019: 13.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2020: 16.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 2020: 12.87 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2020: 12.32 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2021: 13.83 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2022: 9.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 18, 2023: 12.10 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2023: 16.51 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 2024: 11.03 ft, action stageApr 12, 2024: 9.22 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2024: 14.81 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2025: 15.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 16, 2025: 19.98 ft, major floodingMay 18, 2025: 11.75 ft, action stage Highest, 19.98 ft, Feb 16, 2025 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bluestone River near Spanishburg 2010s: 7 2020s: 9 9 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bluestone River near Spanishburg
1Feb 16, 202519.98+7.98Major—
2Mar 13, 201017.50+5.50Moderate6,000
3Mar 5, 201517.10+5.10Moderate—
4Feb 7, 202016.80+4.80Moderate—
5May 30, 202316.51+4.51Moderate—
6Feb 1, 202515.10+3.10Moderate—
7Sep 28, 202414.81+2.81Minor—
8Apr 27, 201214.28+2.28Minor4,000
9Jan 26, 202113.83+1.83Minor—
10Feb 11, 201813.70+1.70Minor—
11Feb 24, 201913.10+1.10Minor—
12Apr 14, 202012.87+0.87Minor—
13Apr 10, 201112.78+0.78Minor—
14May 29, 202012.32+0.32Minor—
15Apr 24, 201712.30+0.30Minor—
16Feb 18, 202312.10+0.10Minor—
17Jun 13, 201011.99−0.01Action—
18May 18, 202511.75−0.25Action—
19Mar 1, 201111.47−0.53Action—
20Feb 3, 201411.20−0.80Action—
21Jan 10, 202411.03−0.97Action—
22Apr 12, 20249.22−2.78Below flood stage—
23Jul 28, 20229.00−3.00Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Bluestone River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bluestone River that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 16, 2025: 19.98 ft here, major flooding

  • PipestemWV · Feb 16, 2025 · 17.00 ft · Moderate
  • Falls MillsVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 9.96 ft · Moderate

March 13, 2010: 17.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PipestemWV · Mar 13, 2010 · 17.25 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • Falls MillsVA · Mar 13, 2010 · 8.54 ft · Minor

March 5, 2015: 17.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PipestemWV · Mar 5, 2015 · 14.00 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Bluestone River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bluestone River
Falls MillsVA7.010.96 ft, May 29, 20230
Spanishburg this gaugeWV12.019.98 ft, Feb 16, 20251
PipestemWV12.017.25 ft, Mar 13, 20100

Other gauges in Mercer County

Flood gauges in Mercer County
Hwy 19 near Camp Creek7.010.68 ft, Feb 16, 20250
Willowton9.012.88 ft, Feb 15, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPNW2, 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.