Guyandotte River at Branchland

Last updated: Jun 19, 2025, 8:16 AM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/19/2025 3:30 AM EDT

Record: 44 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 40 ft

Moderate Flooding 35 ft

Minor Flooding 30 ft

Action 26 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	40 ft
	Moderate Flooding	35 ft
	Minor Flooding	30 ft
	Action	26 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

43 - Major flooding is occurring. Several roads and homes are flooded throughout the area between West Hamlin, Branchland, Midkiff and Ranger.
40 - Several roads, homes, and businesses are flooded throughout the area between West Hamlin, Branchland, Midkiff and Ranger.
35 - Several roads along the Guyandotte River between West Hamlin and Ranger are flooded.
30 - Payton Branch, Nine Mile Creek, Four Mile Creek and Hamilton Creek Roads are flooded. Esquire Drive and portions of Health Creek Road are flooded.
28 - Payton Branch, Nine Mile Creek, Four Mile Creek, and Hamilton Creek Roads begin to flood.
27 - Esquire Drive and portions of Health Creek Road begin to flood.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	38.2209, -82.2026
RFC	OHRFC
State	WV
WFO	RLX
County	Lincoln
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03204000

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	35.39 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
2.	30.19 ft	on 02-18-2023
3.	36.29 ft	on 03-02-2021
4.	27.63 ft	on 02-12-2020
5.	30.46 ft	on 02-25-2019

Historic Crests

1.	44.00 ft	on 01-01-1907
2.	43.83 ft	on 03-13-1963
3.	42.57 ft	on 03-01-1955
4.	42.26 ft	on 03-08-1967
5.	41.88 ft	on 01-30-1957
6.	41.59 ft	on 01-13-1974
7.	40.95 ft	on 02-27-1972
8.	39.24 ft	on 01-29-1918
9.	39.09 ft	on 04-26-1977
10.	39.09 ft	on 04-06-1977

Low Water Records

1.	2.36 ft	on 09-20-1915
2.	2.64 ft	on 10-12-1918
3.	2.66 ft	on 10-25-1930
4.	2.72 ft	on 06-01-1918
5.	2.76 ft	on 08-21-1917

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	588.00 ft
moderate Flooding	583.00 ft
minor Flooding	578.00 ft
action	574.00 ft
Latest Value	553.40 ft
Gauge Zero	548.00 ft

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Potential River Levels - Used to

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1.	35.39 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
2.	30.19 ft	on 02-18-2023
3.	36.29 ft	on 03-02-2021
4.	27.63 ft	on 02-12-2020
5.	30.46 ft	on 02-25-2019
6.	22.74 ft	on 05-26-2017
7.	22.95 ft	on 05-01-2016
8.	29.61 ft	on 04-04-2015
9.	34.59 ft	on 03-05-2015
10.	34.33 ft	on 04-16-2007
11.	28.54 ft	on 11-20-2003
12.	29.20 ft	on 02-23-2003
13.	36.72 ft	on 02-17-2003
14.	25.53 ft	on 03-04-1997
15.	32.68 ft	on 05-17-1996
16.	30.86 ft	on 03-29-1994
17.	28.94 ft	on 01-07-1994
18.	26.03 ft	on 12-03-1991
19.	23.93 ft	on 03-24-1991
20.	24.31 ft	on 10-19-1989
21.	25.07 ft	on 06-16-1989
22.	10.45 ft	on 04-09-1988
23.	26.92 ft	on 04-09-1987
24.	24.27 ft	on 11-29-1985
25.	23.47 ft	on 05-25-1985
26.	31.42 ft	on 05-08-1984
27.	14.53 ft	on 04-26-1983
28.	20.97 ft	on 03-16-1982
29.	26.28 ft	on 06-07-1981
30.	21.51 ft	on 07-11-1980
31.	38.20 ft	on 06-24-1979
32.	34.22 ft	on 01-27-1978
33.	39.09 ft	on 04-26-1977
34.	39.09 ft	on 04-06-1977
35.	20.04 ft	on 01-02-1976
36.	32.69 ft	on 03-15-1975
37.	41.59 ft	on 01-13-1974
38.	31.37 ft	on 12-11-1973
39.	31.37 ft	on 12-11-1972
40.	40.95 ft	on 02-27-1972
41.	26.38 ft	on 05-08-1971
42.	36.86 ft	on 01-01-1970
43.	13.84 ft	on 01-21-1969
44.	27.87 ft	on 05-28-1968
45.	42.26 ft	on 03-08-1967
46.	23.93 ft	on 05-03-1966
47.	33.42 ft	on 03-27-1965
48.	24.80 ft	on 03-10-1964
49.	32.73 ft	on 03-18-1963
50.	43.83 ft	on 03-13-1963
51.	38.93 ft	on 02-28-1962
52.	26.30 ft	on 02-26-1961
53.	16.39 ft	on 03-30-1960
54.	21.78 ft	on 01-22-1959
55.	34.82 ft	on 05-07-1958
56.	41.88 ft	on 01-30-1957
57.	34.39 ft	on 04-17-1956
58.	38.78 ft	on 03-07-1955
59.	42.57 ft	on 03-01-1955
60.	22.75 ft	on 07-22-1954
61.	20.62 ft	on 02-22-1953
62.	31.18 ft	on 03-24-1952
63.	31.02 ft	on 02-01-1951
64.	37.40 ft	on 02-03-1950
65.	19.75 ft	on 03-19-1949
66.	38.85 ft	on 02-14-1948
67.	18.35 ft	on 01-21-1947
68.	33.70 ft	on 01-08-1946
69.	26.68 ft	on 03-06-1945
70.	28.59 ft	on 04-13-1944
71.	36.23 ft	on 12-31-1942
72.	15.88 ft	on 03-10-1942
73.	19.40 ft	on 03-12-1941
74.	15.17 ft	on 06-20-1940
75.	38.60 ft	on 02-04-1939
76.	27.77 ft	on 08-12-1938
77.	25.77 ft	on 01-21-1937
78.	32.38 ft	on 04-07-1936
79.	34.78 ft	on 03-26-1935
80.	32.85 ft	on 03-13-1935
81.	35.60 ft	on 03-04-1934
82.	24.00 ft	on 03-20-1933
83.	29.30 ft	on 02-05-1932
84.	19.99 ft	on 03-29-1931
85.	26.35 ft	on 11-18-1929
86.	29.97 ft	on 02-26-1929
87.	28.58 ft	on 11-25-1921
88.	15.46 ft	on 02-11-1921
89.	35.00 ft	on 12-07-1920
90.	35.00 ft	on 12-07-1919
91.	33.25 ft	on 09-30-1919
92.	33.25 ft	on 01-02-1919
93.	39.24 ft	on 01-29-1918
94.	31.34 ft	on 03-05-1917
95.	23.90 ft	on 12-18-1915
96.	44.00 ft	on 01-01-1907

1.	44.00 ft	on 01-01-1907
2.	43.83 ft	on 03-13-1963
3.	42.57 ft	on 03-01-1955
4.	42.26 ft	on 03-08-1967
5.	41.88 ft	on 01-30-1957
6.	41.59 ft	on 01-13-1974
7.	40.95 ft	on 02-27-1972
8.	39.24 ft	on 01-29-1918
9.	39.09 ft	on 04-26-1977
10.	39.09 ft	on 04-06-1977
11.	38.93 ft	on 02-28-1962
12.	38.85 ft	on 02-14-1948
13.	38.78 ft	on 03-07-1955
14.	38.60 ft	on 02-04-1939
15.	38.20 ft	on 06-24-1979
16.	37.40 ft	on 02-03-1950
17.	36.86 ft	on 01-01-1970
18.	36.72 ft	on 02-17-2003
19.	36.29 ft	on 03-02-2021
20.	36.23 ft	on 12-31-1942
21.	35.60 ft	on 03-04-1934
22.	35.39 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
23.	35.00 ft	on 12-07-1919
24.	35.00 ft	on 12-07-1920
25.	34.82 ft	on 05-07-1958
26.	34.78 ft	on 03-26-1935
27.	34.59 ft	on 03-05-2015
28.	34.39 ft	on 04-17-1956
29.	34.33 ft	on 04-16-2007
30.	34.22 ft	on 01-27-1978
31.	33.70 ft	on 01-08-1946
32.	33.42 ft	on 03-27-1965
33.	33.25 ft	on 09-30-1919
34.	33.25 ft	on 01-02-1919
35.	32.85 ft	on 03-13-1935
36.	32.73 ft	on 03-18-1963
37.	32.69 ft	on 03-15-1975
38.	32.68 ft	on 05-17-1996
39.	32.38 ft	on 04-07-1936
40.	31.42 ft	on 05-08-1984
41.	31.37 ft	on 12-11-1973
42.	31.37 ft	on 12-11-1972
43.	31.34 ft	on 03-05-1917
44.	31.18 ft	on 03-24-1952
45.	31.02 ft	on 02-01-1951
46.	30.86 ft	on 03-29-1994
47.	30.46 ft	on 02-25-2019
48.	30.19 ft	on 02-18-2023
49.	29.97 ft	on 02-26-1929
50.	29.61 ft	on 04-04-2015
51.	29.30 ft	on 02-05-1932
52.	29.20 ft	on 02-23-2003
53.	28.94 ft	on 01-07-1994
54.	28.59 ft	on 04-13-1944
55.	28.58 ft	on 11-25-1921
56.	28.54 ft	on 11-20-2003
57.	27.87 ft	on 05-28-1968
58.	27.77 ft	on 08-12-1938
59.	27.63 ft	on 02-12-2020
60.	26.92 ft	on 04-09-1987
61.	26.68 ft	on 03-06-1945
62.	26.38 ft	on 05-08-1971
63.	26.35 ft	on 11-18-1929
64.	26.30 ft	on 02-26-1961
65.	26.28 ft	on 06-07-1981
66.	26.03 ft	on 12-03-1991
67.	25.77 ft	on 01-21-1937
68.	25.53 ft	on 03-04-1997
69.	25.07 ft	on 06-16-1989
70.	24.80 ft	on 03-10-1964
71.	24.31 ft	on 10-19-1989
72.	24.27 ft	on 11-29-1985
73.	24.00 ft	on 03-20-1933
74.	23.93 ft	on 05-03-1966
75.	23.93 ft	on 03-24-1991
76.	23.90 ft	on 12-18-1915
77.	23.47 ft	on 05-25-1985
78.	22.95 ft	on 05-01-2016
79.	22.75 ft	on 07-22-1954
80.	22.74 ft	on 05-26-2017
81.	21.78 ft	on 01-22-1959
82.	21.51 ft	on 07-11-1980
83.	20.97 ft	on 03-16-1982
84.	20.62 ft	on 02-22-1953
85.	20.04 ft	on 01-02-1976
86.	19.99 ft	on 03-29-1931
87.	19.75 ft	on 03-19-1949
88.	19.40 ft	on 03-12-1941
89.	18.35 ft	on 01-21-1947
90.	16.39 ft	on 03-30-1960
91.	15.88 ft	on 03-10-1942
92.	15.46 ft	on 02-11-1921
93.	15.17 ft	on 06-20-1940
94.	14.53 ft	on 04-26-1983
95.	13.84 ft	on 01-21-1969
96.	10.45 ft	on 04-09-1988

1.	2.36 ft	on 09-20-1915
2.	2.64 ft	on 10-12-1918
3.	2.66 ft	on 10-25-1930
4.	2.72 ft	on 06-01-1918
5.	2.76 ft	on 08-21-1917
6.	2.83 ft	on 09-12-1964
7.	2.89 ft	on 09-17-1983
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10.	2.99 ft	on 01-31-1966
11.	3.01 ft	on 08-17-1986
12.	3.03 ft	on 09-10-1965
13.	3.06 ft	on 08-26-1976
14.	3.08 ft	on 11-23-1982
15.	3.09 ft	on 06-14-1999
16.	-9999.00 ft	on 08-19-1988
17.	-9999.00 ft	on 09-30-1991
18.	-9999.00 ft	on 08-21-1987