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Tygart Valley River at Dailey Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 3.32 ft at 10:00AM May 06, 2021Highest Observation: 3.32 ft at 10:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.3 ft at 10:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:00AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.29 ft at 11:15AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.29 ft at 11:30AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:45AM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 1:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.21 ft at 2:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:00PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:15PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:30PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.03 ft at 11:45PM May 06, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 1:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 1:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 3 ft at 1:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:15AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:30AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:45AM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 2:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 3:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 3:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 3:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 3:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 4:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 4:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 4:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 4:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 7:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:00PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:15PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:30PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:45PM May 07, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 12:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 3:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:15AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:30AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:45AM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:15PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:30PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 11:45PM May 08, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 1:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 4:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 5:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:15AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:45AM May 09, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2021Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00PM May 09, 2021Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM May 09, 2021Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM May 10, 2021Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM May 10, 2021Forecast: 3.8 ft 2:00PM May 10, 2021Highest Forecast: 4 ft 8:00PM May 10, 2021Forecast: 3.9 ft 2:00AM May 11, 2021Forecast: 3.6 ft 8:00AM May 11, 2021Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00PM May 11, 2021Forecast: 3.2 ft 8:00PM May 11, 2021Forecast: 3.1 ft 2:00AM May 12, 2021Forecast: 3 ft 8:00AM May 12, 2021Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM May 12, 2021Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM May 12, 2021Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM May 13, 2021Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM May 13, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDLYW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:49AM May 9, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 11:10AM May 8)Latest observed value: 2.71 ft at 9:00 AM EDT 9-May-2021. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tygart Valley River at Dailey are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 17
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 17.20 ft on 02/04/1932
(2) 16.60 ft on 11/05/1985
(3) 15.90 ft on 03/13/1918
(4) 15.58 ft on 05/17/1996
(5) 14.80 ft on 01/26/1978
(6) 14.67 ft on 06/19/1998
(7) 14.57 ft on 07/31/1996
(8) 14.56 ft on 03/20/1982
(9) 14.20 ft on 04/16/2018
(10) 14.20 ft on 02/03/1939
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.14 ft on 06/03/2018
(2) 12.24 ft on 05/06/2018
(3) 14.20 ft on 04/16/2018
(4) 12.94 ft on 01/31/2013
(5) 11.75 ft on 03/01/2012
(6) 11.83 ft on 04/13/2011
(7) 11.66 ft on 01/25/2010
(8) 11.46 ft on 12/12/2008
(9) 12.07 ft on 03/05/2008
(10) 12.77 ft on 04/15/2007
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 09/12/1930
(2) 0.00 ft on 09/29/1953
(3) 0.12 ft on 09/04/1968
(4) 0.13 ft on 10/11/1965
(5) 0.13 ft on 10/23/1969
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17 Major flooding; Many roads, and homes start to flood along the Tygart Valley River. Many areas along streams and creeks that flow into the Tygart Valley River are flooded.
15 Highway 21 Georgetown Road overflows one tenth of a mile to the right of the river gage. Also, sections of state Routes 219 and 250 start to flood. Route 38 back road is flooded.
14 Approach to the Highway 21 Georgetown Road Bridge overflows 0.15 miles from the river gage. Also, minor flooding problems are noted along the reach of the river. Route 38 back road starts to flood.
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Latitude: 38.809167° N, Longitude: 79.881944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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 1940.53 1954.53 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 1940.09 1954.09 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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