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Knapp Creek at Huntersville

Highest listed crest 18.43 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft9 crests since 1985

The Knapp Creek at Huntersville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1985 to 2025. The highest, 18.43 ft on November 5, 1985, was major flooding, 9.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.43 ft
November 5, 1985
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 6, 2025
9.51 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pocahontas 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, Knapp Creek at Huntersville
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.08Feb 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Nov 5, 1985Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1985 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Knapp Creek at Huntersville, 1985 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Nov 5, 1985: 18.43 ft, major floodingMar 1, 2021: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2021: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2021: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 9.82 ft, minor flooding; 24,582 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 9.65 ft, minor flooding; 23,715 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2024: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 21,471 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2025: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 21,624 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2025: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 23,001 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.43 ft, Nov 5, 1985 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Knapp Creek at Huntersville 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 8 8 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: 17.40 ft on Jan 19, 1996.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Knapp Creek at Huntersville
1Nov 5, 198518.43+9.43Major—
2Jun 14, 202110.51+1.51Minor5,580
3Mar 1, 202110.43+1.43Minor5,480
4Feb 17, 20239.82+0.82Minor24,582
5Jan 10, 20249.65+0.65Minor23,715
6Feb 6, 20259.51+0.51Minor23,001
7Apr 11, 20219.42+0.42Minor4,190
8Feb 1, 20259.24+0.24Minor21,624
9Jan 28, 20249.21+0.21Minor21,471

Other gauges in Pocahontas County

Flood gauges in Pocahontas County
Buckeye15.023.20 ft, Nov 5, 19850
Durbin7.07.88 ft, Feb 6, 20250
Marlinton10.020.20 ft, Nov 5, 19852

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MINW2, 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.