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Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek

Highest listed crest 14.10 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft26 crests since 2003

The Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek crested above flood stage 21 times among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 14.10 ft on February 6, 2025, was minor flooding, 3.10 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
14.10 ft
February 6, 2025
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.5 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 6, 2025
14.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Randolph County
West Virginia
Identifiers
NWS MLLW2
No USGS station

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 Mill Creek
Action stage10.04Jun 12, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.021Feb 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

26 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek, 2003 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.5 ft Feb 23, 2003: 12.62 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2003: 12.96 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 2011: 12.15 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2013: 12.10 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 2013: 13.30 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2016: 11.90 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2017: 10.60 ft, action stageFeb 12, 2018: 10.40 ft, action stageMar 29, 2018: 11.40 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2018: 13.80 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2018: 9.00 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2018: 12.40 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2018: 11.00 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2018: 10.30 ft, action stageJan 20, 2019: 11.60 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2020: 11.38 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 12.71 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2021: 10.97 ft, action stageJan 10, 2022: 12.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2022: 12.24 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2022: 12.14 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2022: 11.41 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 13.60 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2024: 12.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2025: 13.43 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2025: 14.10 ft, minor flooding Highest, 14.10 ft, Feb 6, 2025 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek 2000s: 2 2010s: 9 2020s: 10 10 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek
1Feb 6, 202514.10+3.10Minor—
2Apr 16, 201813.80+2.80Minor—
3Jan 10, 202413.60+2.60Minor—
4Feb 1, 202513.43+2.43Minor—
5Jan 31, 201313.30+2.30Minor—
6Sep 19, 200312.96+1.96Minor—
7Mar 1, 202112.71+1.71Minor—
8Jan 10, 202212.70+1.70Minor—
9Feb 23, 200312.62+1.62Minor—
10Jun 2, 201812.40+1.40Minor—
11Feb 4, 202212.24+1.24Minor—
12Apr 3, 202412.20+1.20Minor—
13Dec 8, 201112.15+1.15Minor—
14May 7, 202212.14+1.14Minor—
15Jan 16, 201312.10+1.10Minor—
16Dec 18, 201611.90+0.90Minor—
17Jan 20, 201911.60+0.60Minor—
18Jun 15, 202211.41+0.41Minor—
19Mar 29, 201811.40+0.40Minor—
20Dec 25, 202011.38+0.38Minor—
21Sep 28, 201811.000.00Minor—
22Jun 12, 202110.97−0.03Action—
23Jan 15, 201710.60−0.40Action—
24Feb 12, 201810.40−0.60Action—
25Dec 22, 201810.30−0.70Action—
26May 22, 20189.00−2.00Below flood stage—

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 6, 2025: 14.10 ft here, minor flooding

  • PhilippiWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 21.41 ft · Moderate
  • BelingtonWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 16.26 ft · Minor
  • DaileyWV · Feb 7, 2025 · 14.54 ft · Minor · its highest

April 16, 2018: 13.80 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
  • DaileyWV · Apr 16, 2018 · 14.20 ft · Minor

February 1, 2025: 13.43 ft here, minor flooding

  • PhilippiWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 21.41 ft · Moderate
  • BelingtonWV · Feb 1, 2025 · 16.26 ft · Minor
  • DaileyWV · Feb 7, 2025 · 14.54 ft · Minor · its highest

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
ElkinsWV17.023.32 ft, Apr 23, 20180
Mill Creek this gaugeWV11.014.10 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
Elkins17.023.32 ft, Apr 23, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLLW2, 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.