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Mud River (WV) at Hamlin

Highest listed crest 15.29 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft22 crests since 2019

The Mud River (WV) at Hamlin crested above flood stage 7 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 15.29 ft on February 17, 2023, was moderate flooding, 2.29 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
15.29 ft
February 17, 2023
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2025
14.93 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln 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) at Hamlin
Action stage10.015Apr 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.06Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.01Feb 17, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Mud River (WV) at Hamlin, 2019 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Dec 17, 2019: 13.11 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 2020: 12.22 ft, action stageFeb 11, 2020: 12.35 ft, action stageMay 21, 2020: 11.68 ft, action stageJan 26, 2021: 10.09 ft, action stageMar 1, 2021: 14.87 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2021: 11.35 ft, action stageJun 11, 2021: 10.11 ft, action stageJun 21, 2021: 10.54 ft, action stageJan 2, 2022: 11.98 ft, action stageJan 10, 2022: 12.14 ft, action stageFeb 4, 2022: 12.16 ft, action stageFeb 18, 2022: 10.74 ft, action stageFeb 25, 2022: 10.84 ft, action stageMay 7, 2022: 12.36 ft, action stageJul 28, 2022: 11.40 ft, action stageFeb 17, 2023: 15.29 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2023: 11.31 ft, action stageFeb 13, 2024: 13.33 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2025: 13.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 13.88 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2025: 14.93 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.29 ft, Feb 17, 2023 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mud River (WV) at Hamlin 2010s: 1 2020s: 6 6 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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 12.17 ft on May 3, 2016.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mud River (WV) at Hamlin
1Feb 17, 202315.29+2.29Moderate—
2Apr 4, 202514.93+1.93Minor—
3Mar 1, 202114.87+1.87Minor—
4Feb 16, 202513.88+0.88Minor—
5Feb 7, 202513.69+0.69Minor—
6Feb 13, 202413.33+0.33Minor—
7Dec 17, 201913.11+0.11Minor—
8May 7, 202212.36−0.64Action—
9Feb 11, 202012.35−0.65Action—
10Feb 3, 202012.22−0.78Action—
11Feb 4, 202212.16−0.84Action—
12Jan 10, 202212.14−0.86Action—
13Jan 2, 202211.98−1.02Action—
14May 21, 202011.68−1.32Action—
15Jul 28, 202211.40−1.60Action—
16Mar 19, 202111.35−1.65Action—
17Apr 1, 202311.31−1.69Action—
18Feb 25, 202210.84−2.16Action—
19Feb 18, 202210.74−2.26Action—
20Jun 21, 202110.54−2.46Action—
21Jun 11, 202110.11−2.89Action—
22Jan 26, 202110.09−2.91Action—

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: 15.29 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MiltonWV · Feb 17, 2023 · 25.51 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • GriffithsvilleWV · Feb 17, 2023 · 13.53 ft · Minor · its highest

April 4, 2025: 14.93 ft here, minor flooding

March 1, 2021: 14.87 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)
Hamlin this gaugeWV13.015.29 ft, Feb 17, 20230
GriffithsvilleWV12.013.53 ft, Feb 17, 20230
MiltonWV19.025.51 ft, Feb 17, 20230

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Branchland30.044.00 ft, Jan 1, 19077
Griffithsville12.013.53 ft, Feb 17, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MYRW2, 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.