Tygart Valley River at Dailey

Highest listed crest 14.54 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft4 crests since 2013

The Tygart Valley River at Dailey crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 14.54 ft on February 7, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.54 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Tygart Valley River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 14.54 ft; February 7, 2025; 14,936 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 14.0 ft; Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 7, 2025; 14.54 ft, minor flooding
Location: Randolph County; West Virginia
Identifiers: NWS DLYW2; USGS 03050000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tygart Valley River at Dailey

Action stage	12.0	2	May 6, 2018	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	14.0	2	Feb 7, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	15.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	17.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
39 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 15.90 ft on Mar 13, 1918; 17.20 ft on Feb 4, 1932; 14.10 ft on Mar 17, 1936; 14.20 ft on Feb 3, 1939; 11.36 ft on Aug 24, 1942; 12.70 ft on Jul 30, 1943; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Tygart Valley River at Dailey

1	Feb 7, 2025	14.54	+0.54	Minor	14,936
2	Apr 16, 2018	14.20	+0.20	Minor	14,398
3	Jan 31, 2013	12.94	−1.06	Action	10,510
4	May 6, 2018	12.24	−1.76	Action	8,772

The worst floods along the Tygart Valley River

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

February 7, 2025: 14.54 ft here, minor flooding

PhilippiWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 21.41 ft · Moderate
BelingtonWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 16.26 ft · Minor
Mill CreekWV · Feb 6, 2025 · 14.10 ft · Minor · its highest

April 16, 2018: 14.20 ft here, minor flooding

ElkinsWV · Apr 23, 2018 · 23.32 ft · Minor · its highest
PhilippiWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 20.43 ft · Minor
BelingtonWV · Apr 17, 2018 · 16.91 ft · Minor
Mill CreekWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 13.80 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Tygart Valley River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Tygart Valley River

Belington	WV	14.0	17.18 ft, Mar 5, 2015	0
Dailey this gauge	WV	14.0	14.54 ft, Feb 7, 2025	0
Elkins	WV	17.0	23.32 ft, Apr 23, 2018	0
Mill Creek	WV	11.0	14.10 ft, Feb 6, 2025	0
Philippi	WV	19.0	31.83 ft, Nov 5, 1985	5

Other gauges in Randolph County

Flood gauges in Randolph County

Ellamore	13.0	26.68 ft, Jan 1, 1996	1
Bowden	13.0	13.37 ft, Apr 16, 2018	0
Elkins	17.0	23.32 ft, Apr 23, 2018	0
Mill Creek	11.0	14.10 ft, Feb 6, 2025	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLYW2, 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.