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Little Coal River at Danville

Highest listed crest 25.86 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft21 crests since 1943

The Little Coal River at Danville crested above flood stage 5 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2020. The highest, 25.86 ft on March 26, 1963, was minor flooding, 0.86 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.86 ft
March 26, 1963; 23,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 4, 2015
25.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Boone 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, Little Coal River at Danville
Action stage20.013Feb 12, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.05Mar 4, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1943 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Coal River at Danville, 1943 to 2020 1015202530ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Dec 30, 1943: 23.78 ft, action stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1946: 22.44 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1951: 20.83 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1955: 21.44 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1956: 20.05 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1957: 22.25 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1962: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1963: 25.86 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 25.45 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1970: 22.78 ft, action stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1972: 21.45 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1974: 21.69 ft, action stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1977: 22.30 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1979: 24.52 ft, action stage; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2015: 25.32 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2015: 19.80 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 2017: 20.50 ft, action stageFeb 12, 2018: 20.12 ft, action stageApr 16, 2018: 19.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 7, 2020: 13.70 ft, below flood stage Highest, 25.86 ft, Mar 26, 1963 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Coal River at Danville 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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: 27.35 ft on Feb 3, 1939.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little Coal River at Danville
1Mar 26, 196325.86+0.86Minor23,500
2Jan 26, 197825.80+0.80Minor23,400
3Mar 7, 196725.45+0.45Minor22,300
4Mar 4, 201525.32+0.32Minor—
5Feb 27, 196225.000.00Minor21,000
6Dec 9, 197924.52−0.48Action19,800
7Dec 30, 194323.78−1.22Action18,200
8Feb 15, 197022.78−2.22Action16,300
9Jan 7, 194622.44−2.56Action15,600
10Aug 15, 197722.30−2.70Action15,500
11Jan 29, 195722.25−2.75Action14,500
12Jun 2, 197421.69−3.31Action14,600
13Feb 26, 197221.45−3.55Action13,400
14Mar 5, 195521.44−3.56Action14,200
15Feb 1, 195120.83−4.17Action13,500
16Jan 24, 201720.50−4.50Action—
17Feb 12, 201820.12−4.88Action—
18Mar 14, 195620.05−4.95Action12,500
19Apr 5, 201519.80−5.20Below flood stage—
20Apr 16, 201819.70−5.30Below flood stage—
21Feb 7, 202013.70−11.30Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Boone County

Flood gauges in Boone County
Ashford17.035.66 ft, Aug 9, 19168

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DANW2, 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.