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Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette

Highest listed crest 21.50 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft7 crests since 2013

The Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette crested above flood stage 4 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 21.50 ft on March 1, 2021, was moderate flooding, 2.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Twelvepole Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.50 ft
March 1, 2021
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
20.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wayne County
Near Huntington (6.0 mi), Ashland (14.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette
Action stage17.03May 8, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.02Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.02Feb 17, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2013 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette, 2013 to 2025 1618202224ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Feb 1, 2013: 17.55 ft, action stageMay 7, 2018: 17.46 ft, action stageFeb 13, 2020: 19.59 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2022: 18.97 ft, action stageFeb 17, 2023: 21.03 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2025: 20.33 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.50 ft, Mar 1, 2021 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette 2010s: 0 2020s: 4 4 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, Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette
1Mar 1, 202121.50+2.50Moderate—
2Feb 17, 202321.03+2.03Moderate—
3Apr 5, 202520.33+1.33Minor—
4Feb 13, 202019.59+0.59Minor—
5May 8, 202218.97−0.03Action—
6Feb 1, 201317.55−1.45Action—
7May 7, 201817.46−1.54Action—

The worst floods along the Twelvepole Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Twelvepole Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 1, 2021: 21.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WayneWV · Mar 1, 2021 · 24.32 ft · Minor

February 17, 2023: 21.03 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WayneWV · Feb 17, 2023 · 24.53 ft · Minor

April 5, 2025: 20.33 ft here, minor flooding

  • WayneWV · Apr 4, 2025 · 23.62 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Twelvepole Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Twelvepole Creek
WayneWV19.027.88 ft, Dec 9, 19782
Lavalette this gaugeWV19.021.50 ft, Mar 1, 20210

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County
Dunlow11.014.53 ft, Mar 1, 20210
Wayne19.027.88 ft, Dec 9, 19782

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAVW2, 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.