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Deckers Creek at Morgantown

Highest listed crest 12.36 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft20 crests since 1948

The Deckers Creek at Morgantown crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 12.36 ft on August 18, 1980, was major flooding, 7.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.36 ft
August 18, 1980; 7,550 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
5
20th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
May 31, 2025
6.34 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Monongalia County
Near Morgantown (0.7 mi), Fairmont (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Deckers Creek at Morgantown
Action stage4.03Mar 4, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.03Jun 13, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.05May 31, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.05Jul 8, 2003Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Deckers Creek at Morgantown, 1948 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Apr 13, 1948: 5.79 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1956: 10.12 ft, major flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 6.27 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 7.68 ft, major flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 9.40 ft, major flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1980: 12.36 ft, major flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1996: 6.72 ft, moderate flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2003: 8.35 ft, major flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 723 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2006: 3.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2007: 4.45 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2007: 6.48 ft, moderate flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2009: 6.89 ft, moderate flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2010: 4.15 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2010: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,143 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 3.92 ft, below flood stageMar 4, 2015: 4.96 ft, action stage; 1,778 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 5.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,187 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2021: 5.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,212 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2025: 6.34 ft, moderate flooding; 3,024 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.36 ft, Aug 18, 1980 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Deckers Creek at Morgantown 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Deckers Creek at Morgantown
1Aug 18, 198012.36+7.36Major7,550
2Aug 5, 195610.12+5.12Major5,680
3Jun 23, 19729.40+4.40Major5,000
4Jul 8, 20038.35+3.35Major4,140
5Mar 7, 19677.68+2.68Major3,800
6May 4, 20096.89+1.89Moderate3,070
7Jul 19, 19966.72+1.72Moderate2,950
8Dec 13, 20076.48+1.48Moderate2,780
9May 31, 20256.34+1.34Moderate3,024
10Mar 5, 19636.27+1.27Moderate2,680
11Apr 13, 19485.79+0.79Minor3,080
12Jun 13, 20215.10+0.10Minor2,212
13Mar 1, 20215.06+0.06Minor2,187
14Mar 4, 20154.96−0.04Action1,778
15Aug 21, 20074.45−0.55Action1,460
16Jul 13, 20104.15−0.85Action1,330
17Mar 11, 20113.92−1.08Below flood stage—
18Dec 1, 20103.89−1.11Below flood stage1,143
19Jan 23, 20063.63−1.37Below flood stage1,010
20Jan 6, 20053.03−1.97Below flood stage723

Other gauges in Monongalia County

Flood gauges in Monongalia County
Morgantown Lock and Dam22.027.70 ft, Nov 6, 19851

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DCKW2, 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.