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Guyandotte River at Baileysville

Highest listed crest 31.25 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft18 crests since 1969

The Guyandotte River at Baileysville crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2025. The highest, 31.25 ft on July 8, 2001, was major flooding, 14.25 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Guyandotte River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.25 ft
July 8, 2001; 46,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
6
15th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
24.05 ft, major flooding
Location
Wyoming 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, Guyandotte River at Baileysville
Action stage16.03Feb 6, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.09Feb 11, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.06Feb 16, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1969 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Guyandotte River at Baileysville, 1969 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Dec 31, 1969: 16.22 ft, action stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1972: 17.26 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1974: 17.31 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 26.89 ft, major flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1981: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1987: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1996: 22.18 ft, major flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2001: 31.25 ft, major flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 23.82 ft, major flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2007: 16.92 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2009: 27.09 ft, major flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 17,837 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,644 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 16.59 ft, action stage; 12,775 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 24.05 ft, major flooding; 28,640 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.25 ft, Jul 8, 2001 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Guyandotte River at Baileysville 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Guyandotte River at Baileysville
1Jul 8, 200131.25+14.25Major46,400
2May 9, 200927.09+10.09Major37,400
3Apr 5, 197726.89+9.89Major36,700
4Feb 16, 202524.05+7.05Major28,640
5Nov 19, 200323.82+6.82Major28,000
6May 16, 199622.18+5.18Major22,500
7Mar 5, 201519.55+2.55Minor17,837
8Feb 22, 200319.43+2.43Minor17,600
9Apr 25, 198718.81+1.81Minor15,600
10May 7, 198417.95+0.95Minor14,200
11Jun 7, 198117.45+0.45Minor13,600
12Jan 11, 197417.31+0.31Minor18,600
13Feb 11, 201817.30+0.30Minor13,644
14Feb 26, 197217.26+0.26Minor15,400
15Jan 26, 197817.18+0.18Minor13,100
16Apr 15, 200716.92−0.08Action13,100
17Feb 6, 202016.59−0.41Action12,775
18Dec 31, 196916.22−0.78Action16,300

The worst floods along the Guyandotte River

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

July 8, 2001: 31.25 ft here, major flooding

  • PinevilleWV · Jul 8, 2001 · 21.01 ft · Major · its highest

May 9, 2009: 27.09 ft here, major flooding

  • LoganWV · May 9, 2009 · 23.08 ft · Minor
  • ManWV · May 9, 2009 · 17.79 ft · Minor
  • PinevilleWV · May 9, 2009 · 13.50 ft · Minor

April 5, 1977: 26.89 ft here, major flooding

  • BranchlandWV · Apr 6, 1977 · 39.09 ft · Moderate
  • LoganWV · Apr 5, 1977 · 30.55 ft · Moderate
  • ManWV · Apr 4, 1977 · 19.70 ft · Minor
  • PinevilleWV · Apr 5, 1977 · 17.76 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Guyandotte River

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

Flood gauges on the Guyandotte River
PinevilleWV13.021.01 ft, Jul 8, 20011
Baileysville this gaugeWV17.031.25 ft, Jul 8, 20016
ManWV15.024.78 ft, Mar 12, 19632
LoganWV23.034.98 ft, Mar 12, 19630
BranchlandWV30.044.00 ft, Jan 1, 19077

Other gauges in Wyoming County

Flood gauges in Wyoming County
Clear Fork11.015.65 ft, Jul 8, 20011
Pineville13.021.01 ft, Jul 8, 20011

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BAIW2, 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.