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Pocatalico River at Sissonville

Highest listed crest 35.70 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft14 crests since 1910

The Pocatalico River at Sissonville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2021. The highest, 35.70 ft on June 29, 1998, was major flooding, 5.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.70 ft
June 29, 1998; 14,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
March 1, 2021
31.87 ft, minor flooding
Location
Kanawha County
Near Charleston (12.3 mi), South Charleston (13.5 mi), St. Albans (14.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pocatalico River at Sissonville
Action stage28.03Feb 18, 1956The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.03Mar 1, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.03Mar 2, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.01Jun 29, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1910 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pocatalico River at Sissonville, 1910 to 2021 24262830323436ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Jun 27, 1910: 33.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1939: 34.40 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1940: 28.20 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 27.84 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1951: 28.87 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1956: 28.88 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 32.91 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 31.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1997: 34.79 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1998: 35.70 ft, major flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 25.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2016: 26.64 ft, below flood stage; 8,030 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2018: 27.39 ft, below flood stage; 8,390 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 31.87 ft, minor flooding; 10,576 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.70 ft, Jun 29, 1998 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pocatalico River at Sissonville 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pocatalico River at Sissonville
1Jun 29, 199835.70+5.70Major14,600
2Mar 2, 199734.79+4.79Moderate13,800
3Apr 16, 193934.40+4.40Moderate15,500
4Jun 27, 191033.00+3.00Moderate14,500
5Mar 7, 196732.91+2.91Minor14,100
6Mar 1, 202131.87+1.87Minor10,576
7Jan 26, 197831.80+1.80Minor11,300
8Feb 18, 195628.88−1.12Action10,100
9Feb 1, 195128.87−1.13Action10,200
10Jun 27, 194028.20−1.80Action10,300
11Dec 30, 194227.84−2.16Below flood stage10,100
12Jun 22, 201827.39−2.61Below flood stage8,390
13Jun 24, 201626.64−3.36Below flood stage8,030
14Mar 5, 201525.50−4.50Below flood stage7,350

Other gauges in Kanawha County

Flood gauges in Kanawha County
Tornado25.031.98 ft, Mar 7, 19670
Queen Shoals19.033.31 ft, Jun 24, 20161
Charleston6.58.30 ft, Feb 6, 20250
South Side Bridge30.047.60 ft, Jan 1, 18406

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SISW2, 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.