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Mud River (WV) above Milton

Highest listed crest 25.51 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft9 crests since 2015

The Mud River (WV) above Milton crested above flood stage 8 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2025. The highest, 25.51 ft on February 17, 2023, was moderate flooding, 6.51 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Mud River (WV) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.51 ft
February 17, 2023
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
22.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cabell 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, Mud River (WV) above Milton
Action stage16.01Feb 12, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.06Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.02Feb 17, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2015 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mud River (WV) above Milton, 2015 to 2025 161820222426ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Mar 5, 2015: 22.90 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2018: 19.40 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2019: 20.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2020: 16.14 ft, action stageMar 1, 2021: 24.99 ft, moderate floodingFeb 17, 2023: 25.51 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2025: 22.41 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2025: 20.45 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2025: 22.39 ft, minor flooding Highest, 25.51 ft, Feb 17, 2023 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mud River (WV) above Milton 2010s: 3 2020s: 5 5 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.
  3. 36 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 29.35 ft on Feb 3, 1939; 18.00 ft on Apr 20, 1940; 19.00 ft on Aug 25, 1942; 26.70 ft on Dec 31, 1943; 19.64 ft on Apr 12, 1944; 21.80 ft on Mar 1, 1945; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mud River (WV) above Milton
1Feb 17, 202325.51+6.51Moderate—
2Mar 1, 202124.99+5.99Moderate—
3Mar 5, 201522.90+3.90Minor—
4Feb 7, 202522.41+3.41Minor—
5Apr 5, 202522.39+3.39Minor—
6Feb 17, 202520.45+1.45Minor—
7Dec 18, 201920.21+1.21Minor—
8May 7, 201819.40+0.40Minor—
9Feb 12, 202016.14−2.86Action—

The worst floods along the Mud River (WV)

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

February 17, 2023: 25.51 ft here, moderate flooding

  • HamlinWV · Feb 17, 2023 · 15.29 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • GriffithsvilleWV · Feb 17, 2023 · 13.53 ft · Minor · its highest

March 1, 2021: 24.99 ft here, moderate flooding

February 7, 2025: 22.41 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Mud River (WV)

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

Flood gauges on the Mud River (WV)
HamlinWV13.015.29 ft, Feb 17, 20230
GriffithsvilleWV12.013.53 ft, Feb 17, 20230
Milton this gaugeWV19.025.51 ft, Feb 17, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTNW2, 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.