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Gauley River near Craigsville

Highest listed crest 29.04 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft10 crests since 1967

The Gauley River near Craigsville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2016. The highest, 29.04 ft on June 24, 2016, was major flooding, 5.04 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Gauley River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.04 ft
June 24, 2016; 80,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
June 24, 2016
29.04 ft, major flooding
Location
Nicholas 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, Gauley River near Craigsville
Action stage22.05Feb 9, 1994The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.04Nov 19, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.01Jun 24, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1967 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Gauley River near Craigsville, 1967 to 2016 2224262830ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Mar 7, 1967: 22.73 ft, action stage; 40,700 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1969: 22.03 ft, action stage; 37,900 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 22.08 ft, action stage; 38,100 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 25.72 ft, minor flooding; 61,800 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1991: 22.25 ft, action stage; 39,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1994: 22.32 ft, action stage; 39,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 24.25 ft, minor flooding; 50,700 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2001: 24.67 ft, minor flooding; 53,600 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 25.94 ft, minor flooding; 63,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2016: 29.04 ft, major flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.04 ft, Jun 24, 2016 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Gauley River near Craigsville 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Gauley River near Craigsville
1Jun 24, 201629.04+5.04Major80,000
2Nov 19, 200325.94+1.94Minor63,500
3Nov 4, 198525.72+1.72Minor61,800
4Jul 29, 200124.67+0.67Minor53,600
5Jan 19, 199624.25+0.25Minor50,700
6Mar 7, 196722.73−1.27Action40,700
7Feb 9, 199422.32−1.68Action39,600
8Dec 2, 199122.25−1.75Action39,200
9Oct 9, 197622.08−1.92Action38,100
10Dec 20, 196922.03−1.97Action37,900

The worst floods along the Gauley River

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

June 24, 2016: 29.04 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Gauley River

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

Flood gauges on the Gauley River
Camden-On-GauleyWV19.029.75 ft, Jun 24, 20161
Craigsville this gaugeWV24.029.04 ft, Jun 24, 20161
BelvaWV20.028.60 ft, Jul 5, 19321

Other gauges in Nicholas County

Flood gauges in Nicholas County
Belva20.028.60 ft, Jul 5, 19321
Nallen15.024.78 ft, Jun 23, 20161

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRAW2, 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.