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Twelvepole Creek near Wayne

Highest listed crest 27.88 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft48 crests since 1967

The Twelvepole Creek near Wayne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 27.88 ft on December 9, 1978, was major flooding, 8.88 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.88 ft
December 9, 1978; 10,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
32nd of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2025
23.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wayne County
Near Huntington (11.2 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 near Wayne
Action stage16.018Feb 13, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.027Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.01Feb 17, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Dec 9, 1978Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Twelvepole Creek near Wayne, 1967 to 2025 16182022242628ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 8, 1967: 27.58 ft, major flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1968: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,290 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1969: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1971: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1972: 23.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,210 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1972: 18.68 ft, action stage; 5,240 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1974: 20.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1975: 20.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 18.71 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1978: 27.88 ft, major flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1980: 17.76 ft, action stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1981: 17.79 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1994: 20.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 19.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1996: 19.84 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1997: 24.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2001: 16.40 ft, action stageMar 20, 2002: 20.57 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2003: 26.32 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 2003: 24.57 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 2006: 18.86 ft, action stageApr 16, 2007: 16.76 ft, action stageMay 4, 2009: 18.57 ft, action stageApr 10, 2011: 17.96 ft, action stageApr 17, 2011: 18.15 ft, action stageNov 23, 2011: 17.22 ft, action stageMar 3, 2012: 19.33 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2012: 17.03 ft, action stageMay 5, 2012: 17.89 ft, action stageJan 31, 2013: 16.58 ft, action stageDec 7, 2013: 19.09 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2014: 19.09 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2015: 19.90 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2015: 23.97 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2015: 18.82 ft, action stageMay 3, 2016: 18.30 ft, action stageJun 24, 2016: 18.57 ft, action stageFeb 13, 2018: 17.23 ft, action stageMay 6, 2018: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,215 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 19.94 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2019: 21.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2020: 19.51 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 24.32 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2022: 19.43 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2023: 24.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,365 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 23.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,472 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.88 ft, Dec 9, 1978 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Twelvepole Creek near Wayne 1960s: 3 1970s: 6 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 6 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 15 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 20.48 ft on Jan 28, 1918; 21.10 ft on Jan 2, 1919; 21.45 ft on Jan 9, 1920; 19.46 ft on Dec 23, 1921; 28.30 ft on Jun 30, 1928; 20.00 ft on Feb 27, 1929; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Twelvepole Creek near Wayne
1Dec 9, 197827.88+8.88Major10,500
2Mar 8, 196727.58+8.58Major10,300
3Feb 17, 200326.32+7.32Moderate—
4Mar 13, 196824.84+5.84Minor8,290
5Nov 19, 200324.57+5.57Minor—
6Feb 17, 202324.53+5.53Minor—
7Mar 1, 202124.32+5.32Minor—
8Mar 2, 199724.26+5.26Minor7,860
9Apr 4, 201523.97+4.97Minor—
10Apr 4, 202523.62+4.62Minor7,472
11Feb 26, 197223.19+4.19Minor7,210
12Dec 31, 196923.07+4.07Minor7,140
13Dec 17, 201921.21+2.21Minor—
14Jan 28, 197821.00+2.00Minor6,000
15May 30, 197420.59+1.59Minor6,200
16Mar 20, 200220.57+1.57Minor—
17Mar 9, 199420.48+1.48Minor5,740
18Mar 29, 197520.18+1.18Minor5,590
19May 19, 199519.98+0.98Minor5,490
20Feb 24, 201919.94+0.94Minor—
21Mar 5, 201519.90+0.90Minor—
22May 16, 199619.84+0.84Minor5,420
23Feb 16, 202519.73+0.73Minor5,365
24Feb 13, 202019.51+0.51Minor—
25Feb 6, 197119.50+0.50Minor5,250
26May 6, 201819.43+0.43Minor5,215
27May 8, 202219.43+0.43Minor—
28Mar 3, 201219.33+0.33Minor—
29Dec 7, 201319.09+0.09Minor—
30Feb 5, 201419.09+0.09Minor—
31Jan 23, 200618.86−0.14Action—
32Dec 26, 201518.82−0.18Action—
33Apr 5, 197718.71−0.29Action4,860
34Dec 9, 197218.68−0.32Action5,240
35May 4, 200918.57−0.43Action—
36Jun 24, 201618.57−0.43Action—
37May 3, 201618.30−0.70Action—
38Apr 17, 201118.15−0.85Action—
39Apr 10, 201117.96−1.04Action—
40May 5, 201217.89−1.11Action—
41Apr 18, 198117.79−1.21Action4,420
42Jul 10, 198017.76−1.24Action4,400
43Feb 13, 201817.23−1.77Action—
44Nov 23, 201117.22−1.78Action—
45Apr 26, 201217.03−1.97Action—
46Apr 16, 200716.76−2.24Action—
47Jan 31, 201316.58−2.42Action—
48May 18, 200116.40−2.60Action—

Gauges on the Twelvepole Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Twelvepole Creek
Wayne this gaugeWV19.027.88 ft, Dec 9, 19782
LavaletteWV19.021.50 ft, Mar 1, 20210

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County
Dunlow11.014.53 ft, Mar 1, 20210
Lavalette19.021.50 ft, Mar 1, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WAYW2, 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.