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Dry Fork (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw

Highest listed crest 18.16 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft30 crests since 1987

The Dry Fork (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw crested above flood stage 23 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2025. The highest, 18.16 ft on February 16, 2025, was moderate flooding, 8.16 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.16 ft
February 16, 2025; 22,115 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
23 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 17, 2025
10.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
McDowell 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 (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw
Action stage8.05Dec 2, 1991The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.021May 17, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.02Feb 16, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1987 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dry Fork (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw, 1987 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Apr 25, 1987: 9.49 ft, action stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1988: 4.43 ft, below flood stage; 702 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 9.90 ft, action stage; 6,840 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1989: 8.36 ft, action stage; 4,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1990: 9.03 ft, action stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1991: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1991: 8.39 ft, action stage; 4,440 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1996: 10.26 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1998: 10.86 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2001: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,182 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2002: 15.21 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2012: 10.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,194 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 11.41 ft, minor flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 10,462 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 10.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,099 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 10,224 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,166 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,676 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 10.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,489 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,450 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2020: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,809 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 10,365 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2022: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,763 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2022: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,942 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 10,224 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2025: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,511 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 18.16 ft, moderate flooding; 22,115 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2025: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,325 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.16 ft, Feb 16, 2025 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dry Fork (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 2020s: 9 9 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 13.25 ft on May 7, 1984.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Dry Fork (Tug Fork) at Bradshaw
1Feb 16, 202518.16+8.16Moderate22,115
2May 2, 200215.21+5.21Moderate15,900
3Feb 6, 202013.51+3.51Minor12,450
4Jul 13, 202212.71+2.71Minor10,942
5Mar 1, 202112.39+2.39Minor10,365
6Feb 11, 201812.31+2.31Minor10,224
7Feb 17, 202312.31+2.31Minor10,224
8Mar 5, 201512.28+2.28Minor10,462
9Nov 19, 200312.03+2.03Minor10,000
10Jan 31, 201311.41+1.41Minor9,070
11Apr 17, 199810.86+0.86Minor—
12Jan 2, 202210.85+0.85Minor7,763
13Feb 1, 202510.71+0.71Minor7,511
14Feb 23, 200310.60+0.60Minor7,870
15Apr 16, 201810.50+0.50Minor7,166
16Jul 31, 202010.36+0.36Minor6,809
17Dec 22, 201810.29+0.29Minor6,676
18May 16, 199610.26+0.26Minor—
19Apr 26, 201210.25+0.25Minor7,194
20Apr 24, 201710.19+0.19Minor7,099
21Feb 24, 201910.19+0.19Minor6,489
22Jul 9, 200110.13+0.13Minor7,182
23May 17, 202510.10+0.10Minor6,325
24May 6, 19899.90−0.10Action6,840
25Apr 25, 19879.49−0.51Action6,210
26Feb 10, 19909.03−0.97Action5,530
27Dec 2, 19918.39−1.61Action4,440
28Jun 17, 19898.36−1.64Action4,610
29Mar 29, 19917.65−2.35Below flood stage3,480
30Feb 5, 19884.43−5.57Below flood stage702

Other gauges in McDowell County

Flood gauges in McDowell County
Panther10.016.57 ft, May 2, 20021
Litwar24.030.97 ft, Feb 16, 20251
Welch17.022.10 ft, May 2, 20022

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRSW2, 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.