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Tygart Valley River at Elkins

Highest listed crest 23.32 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft12 crests since 1957

The Tygart Valley River at Elkins crested above flood stage 11 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2018. The highest, 23.32 ft on April 23, 2018, was minor flooding, 6.32 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Tygart Valley River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.32 ft
April 23, 2018; 24,240 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 23, 2018
23.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Randolph 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, Tygart Valley River at Elkins
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.011Apr 23, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1957 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tygart Valley River at Elkins, 1957 to 2018 141618202224ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Jan 30, 1957: 18.06 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1969: 18.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1972: 19.23 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1972: 18.58 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1977: 17.40 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1985: 22.81 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1994: 20.10 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1996: 21.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2003: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 8,564 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2003: 17.68 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2018: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 16,940 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2018: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 24,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.32 ft, Apr 23, 2018 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tygart Valley River at Elkins 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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. 6 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 25.67 ft on Feb 4, 1932; 15.80 ft on Mar 18, 1936; 17.00 ft on Oct 29, 1937; 17.30 ft on Mar 6, 1955; 17.10 ft on Jan 30, 1956; 17.30 ft on Mar 31, 1960.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Tygart Valley River at Elkins
1Apr 23, 201823.32+6.32Minor24,240
2Nov 5, 198522.81+5.81Minor23,500
3Aug 1, 199621.00+4.00Minor—
4May 8, 199420.10+3.10Minor—
5Apr 18, 201820.07+3.07Minor16,940
6Feb 27, 197219.23+2.23Minor—
7Dec 31, 196918.80+1.80Minor—
8Jun 24, 197218.58+1.58Minor—
9Jan 30, 195718.06+1.06Minor—
10Nov 14, 200317.68+0.68Minor—
11Feb 25, 197717.40+0.40Minor—
12Feb 24, 200314.47−2.53Below flood stage8,564

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.

April 23, 2018: 23.32 ft here, minor flooding

  • PhilippiWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 20.43 ft · Minor
  • BelingtonWV · Apr 17, 2018 · 16.91 ft · Minor
  • DaileyWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 14.20 ft · Minor
  • Mill CreekWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 13.80 ft · Minor

November 5, 1985: 22.81 ft here, minor flooding

  • PhilippiWV · Nov 5, 1985 · 31.83 ft · Major · its highest

August 1, 1996: 21.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • PhilippiWV · Jul 31, 1996 · 23.35 ft · Moderate

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
BelingtonWV14.017.18 ft, Mar 5, 20150
DaileyWV14.014.54 ft, Feb 7, 20250
Elkins this gaugeWV17.023.32 ft, Apr 23, 20180
Mill CreekWV11.014.10 ft, Feb 6, 20250
PhilippiWV19.031.83 ft, Nov 5, 19855

Other gauges in Randolph County

Flood gauges in Randolph County
Ellamore13.026.68 ft, Jan 1, 19961
Bowden13.013.37 ft, Apr 16, 20180
Dailey14.014.54 ft, Feb 7, 20250
Mill Creek11.014.10 ft, Feb 6, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELKW2, 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.