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Tygart Valley River at Belington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:00PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:15PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:30PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:45PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:00PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:15PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:30PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:45PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.67 ft at 11:00PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:15PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:30PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:45PM Aug 10, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 4.15 ft at 12:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 4.33 ft at 12:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 1:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 4.67 ft at 1:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 1:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.62 ft at 3:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.94 ft at 3:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.06 ft at 4:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.15 ft at 4:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 4:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.32 ft at 5:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.35 ft at 5:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.37 ft at 5:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.44 ft at 5:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.47 ft at 6:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.48 ft at 6:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.49 ft at 6:30AM Aug 11, 2022Highest Observation: 7.5 ft at 6:45AM Aug 11, 2022Highest Observation: 7.5 ft at 7:00AM Aug 11, 2022Highest Observation: 7.5 ft at 7:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.46 ft at 8:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.45 ft at 8:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.43 ft at 8:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.42 ft at 8:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.4 ft at 9:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.37 ft at 9:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.35 ft at 9:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.29 ft at 10:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 10:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.2 ft at 10:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.17 ft at 11:00AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:15AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.1 ft at 11:30AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.06 ft at 11:45AM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7.03 ft at 12:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 7 ft at 12:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.93 ft at 12:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.9 ft at 1:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.78 ft at 2:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.75 ft at 2:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.72 ft at 2:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.69 ft at 2:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.61 ft at 3:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.58 ft at 3:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.46 ft at 4:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.43 ft at 5:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.4 ft at 5:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.37 ft at 5:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 6:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 6:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 7:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 7:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 8:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.07 ft at 8:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 8:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 9:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 9:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 9:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:00PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 11:15PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 11:30PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 11:45PM Aug 11, 2022Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 12:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.39 ft at 12:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.41 ft at 12:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 3:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.71 ft at 4:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.72 ft at 4:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.72 ft at 4:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.74 ft at 4:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.74 ft at 5:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.75 ft at 5:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.75 ft at 5:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.77 ft at 6:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.78 ft at 6:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.78 ft at 6:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.85 ft at 8:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.89 ft at 9:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.98 ft at 10:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7 ft at 10:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.02 ft at 10:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.05 ft at 11:00AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:15AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.09 ft at 11:30AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.11 ft at 11:45AM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.13 ft at 12:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.14 ft at 12:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.17 ft at 12:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.18 ft at 12:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.19 ft at 1:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.2 ft at 1:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.22 ft at 1:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.22 ft at 1:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 2:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 2:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 3:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 3:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 3:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.24 ft at 4:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 4:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.23 ft at 4:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.22 ft at 4:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.21 ft at 5:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.19 ft at 5:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.18 ft at 5:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.16 ft at 5:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.14 ft at 6:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.12 ft at 6:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.09 ft at 6:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.07 ft at 7:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.05 ft at 7:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.03 ft at 7:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.99 ft at 8:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.92 ft at 8:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.9 ft at 9:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.85 ft at 9:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.78 ft at 10:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.75 ft at 10:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.73 ft at 10:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.7 ft at 11:00PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:15PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:30PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.62 ft at 11:45PM Aug 12, 2022Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.57 ft at 12:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.54 ft at 12:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.41 ft at 1:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.38 ft at 1:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 2:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 2:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 3:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 3:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 6 ft at 4:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.96 ft at 4:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.92 ft at 5:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 5:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 5:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 6:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.64 ft at 7:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 8:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 10:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:00AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:15AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:30AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 11:45AM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 12:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 12:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 12:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 1:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 4:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.78 ft at 4:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.75 ft at 4:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.67 ft at 6:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:30PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.62 ft at 6:45PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.61 ft at 7:00PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.59 ft at 7:15PM Aug 13, 2022Observed: 4.58 ft at 7:30PM Aug 13, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBELW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:49PM Aug 13, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.58 ft at 7:30 PM EDT 13-Aug-2022. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tygart Valley River at Belington are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.65 ft on 11/05/1985
(2) 21.70 ft on 07/01/1888
(3) 20.30 ft on 07/25/1912
(4) 20.22 ft on 05/17/1996
(5) 19.25 ft on 02/09/1994
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.46 ft on 05/07/2022 (P)
(2) 13.36 ft on 06/03/2018
(3) 12.25 ft on 05/18/2018
(4) 12.78 ft on 05/07/2018
(5) 16.91 ft on 04/17/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.56 ft on 09/13/1930
(2) 1.70 ft on 09/03/1957
(3) 1.76 ft on 08/25/1957
(4) 1.77 ft on 09/27/1959
(5) 1.80 ft on 09/28/1939
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23.5 Major flooding of Belington. Many roads and businesses are flooded.
22 Water flows over road on the left bank near the river gage and floods about fifteen homes.
20 Water tops the high ground between the river and the city.
19 The railroad tracks along the right bank near the highway bridge is flooded. Intersection of State Route 250 and 92 starts to flood between 19 and 21 feet.
18 Water tops the left bank near the river gage and floods the road along river.
17 Flooding of the streets of Belington due to storm sewers backing up. Many low-lying areas are flooded.
15 About ten homes along River Street are flooded. Big Field Addition at Willow Street is flooded.
14 Both river banks near the river gage and roadways in low-lying areas are flooded, especially along River and Dayton Streets, the intersection of Talbott Road, and Walbash Street.
13 Water floods basements of homes along the river due to sewers backing up.
12 Water affects the left bank 0.25 miles upstream from the highway bridge along River Street and Dayton Street.
Photos
(1) Belington Wellhouse Gage
(2) Upstream View
(3) Downstream View
(4) Talbott Road at Walbash Street at 14 feet. Flood Stage.
(5) Big Field Addtion from Mill Run at Willow Street. 15 feet.
(6) Areal View of Belington
(7) Experimental Flood Map
(8) Floodmarks
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Latitude: 39.029167° N, Longitude: 79.936111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 1679.79 1693.79 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL 1679.49 ft 1693.49 ft Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available Adjustment of 1912

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