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Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells

Highest listed crest 15.61 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft11 crests since 2019

The Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells crested above flood stage 8 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 15.61 ft on April 5, 2024, was moderate flooding, 4.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.61 ft
April 5, 2024
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 31, 2025
12.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wood County
Near Parkersburg (5.8 mi), Vienna (10.1 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells
Action stage10.03Nov 12, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.06May 31, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.02Apr 13, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2019 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells, 2019 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Dec 17, 2019: 11.76 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2020: 10.64 ft, action stageMar 2, 2021: 10.57 ft, action stageFeb 4, 2022: 12.71 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2022: 11.97 ft, minor floodingNov 12, 2022: 10.95 ft, action stageApr 5, 2024: 15.61 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 2024: 15.27 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 2025: 11.45 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 11.22 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2025: 12.03 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.61 ft, Apr 5, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells 2010s: 1 2020s: 7 7 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells
1Apr 5, 202415.61+4.61Moderate—
2Apr 13, 202415.27+4.27Moderate—
3Feb 4, 202212.71+1.71Minor—
4May 31, 202512.03+1.03Minor—
5Feb 18, 202211.97+0.97Minor—
6Dec 17, 201911.76+0.76Minor—
7Feb 6, 202511.45+0.45Minor—
8Feb 16, 202511.22+0.22Minor—
9Nov 12, 202210.95−0.05Action—
10Sep 3, 202010.64−0.36Action—
11Mar 2, 202110.57−0.43Action—

Other gauges in Wood County

Flood gauges in Wood County
Belleville Lock35.061.80 ft, Mar 29, 191315
Parkersburg36.045.20 ft, Mar 12, 19645

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MWLW2, 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.