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Dry Fork River at Hendricks

Highest listed crest 20.74 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft6 crests since 1954

The Dry Fork River at Hendricks crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2019. The highest, 20.74 ft on November 5, 1985, was major flooding, 6.74 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.74 ft
November 5, 1985; 100,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
January 19, 1996
14.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tucker 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, Dry Fork River at Hendricks
Action stage12.01Jun 30, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.02Jan 19, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Nov 5, 1985Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1954 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dry Fork River at Hendricks, 1954 to 2019 510152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Oct 15, 1954: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 20.74 ft, major flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 11,470 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 8.37 ft, below flood stage; 14,258 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2019: 13.18 ft, action stage; 35,009 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.74 ft, Nov 5, 1985 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dry Fork River at Hendricks 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Dry Fork River at Hendricks
1Nov 5, 198520.74+6.74Major100,000
2Oct 15, 195415.23+1.23Minor47,000
3Jan 19, 199614.17+0.17Minor41,000
4Jun 30, 201913.18−0.82Action35,009
5Mar 5, 20158.37−5.63Below flood stage14,258
6Jun 4, 20087.55−6.45Below flood stage11,470

Other gauges in Tucker County

Flood gauges in Tucker County
Parsons18.524.30 ft, Nov 5, 19851

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HENW2, 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.