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East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow

Highest listed crest 14.53 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft9 crests since 2013

The East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow crested above flood stage 7 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 14.53 ft on March 1, 2021, was moderate flooding, 3.53 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.53 ft
March 1, 2021; 3,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2025
12.56 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wayne 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, East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow
Action stage10.02Feb 11, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.05Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.02Mar 1, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2013 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow, 2013 to 2025 101112131415ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Dec 7, 2013: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2015: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2017: 10.01 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 10.10 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 14.53 ft, moderate flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 12.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,476 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.53 ft, Mar 1, 2021 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 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. 43 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.32 ft on Mar 26, 1965; 12.35 ft on Mar 7, 1967; 11.76 ft on May 27, 1968; 12.64 ft on Dec 30, 1969; 10.91 ft on Feb 5, 1971; 13.00 ft on Feb 26, 1972; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow
1Mar 1, 202114.53+3.53Moderate3,300
2Apr 4, 201513.10+2.10Moderate3,130
3Apr 4, 202512.56+1.56Minor2,476
4Feb 24, 201911.85+0.85Minor2,320
5Feb 16, 202511.75+0.75Minor1,970
6May 1, 201611.13+0.13Minor1,960
7Dec 7, 201311.11+0.11Minor1,950
8Feb 11, 201810.10−0.90Action1,490
9Jul 28, 201710.01−0.99Action1,450

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County
Lavalette19.021.50 ft, Mar 1, 20210
Wayne19.027.88 ft, Dec 9, 19782

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DNLW2, 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.