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Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs

Highest listed crest 6.20 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft8 crests since 2012

The Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs crested above flood stage 3 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2021. The highest, 6.20 ft on September 1, 2012, was moderate flooding, 1.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.20 ft
September 1, 2012; 1,150 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2018
5.97 ft, minor flooding
Location
Morgan 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, Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs
Action stage4.05Sep 1, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.02Aug 21, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.01Sep 1, 2012Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2012 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs, 2012 to 2021 4567ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Sep 1, 2012: 6.20 ft, moderate flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2012: 4.38 ft, action stage; 307 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 4.20 ft, action stage; 306 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2018: 5.83 ft, minor flooding; 961 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2018: 5.97 ft, minor flooding; 808 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 4.72 ft, action stage; 462 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2020: 4.09 ft, action stage; 276 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 4.67 ft, action stage; 446 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.20 ft, Sep 1, 2012 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 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, Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs
1Sep 1, 20126.20+1.20Moderate1,150
2Aug 21, 20185.97+0.97Minor808
3Jun 3, 20185.83+0.83Minor961
4Dec 16, 20184.72−0.28Action462
5Sep 1, 20214.67−0.33Action446
6Oct 29, 20124.38−0.62Action307
7May 5, 20174.20−0.80Action306
8Aug 1, 20204.09−0.91Action276

Other gauges in Morgan County

Flood gauges in Morgan County
Great Cacapon9.030.10 ft, Mar 18, 19368

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BWSW2, 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.