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Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.6 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 4.45 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 4.45 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.37 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.32 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.27 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2023Forecast: 3.6 ft 2:00PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 3.5 ft 8:00PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 3.6 ft 2:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 3.9 ft 8:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 4.2 ft 2:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 4.4 ft 8:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00PM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00PM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00AM Jun 01, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00AM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 4.6 ft 8:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 4.4 ft 2:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 4.2 ft 8:00AM Jun 02, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesKANW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:50AM May 29, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:30AM May 28)Latest observed value: 3.64 ft at 6:15 AM EDT 29-May-2023. Flood Stage is 27 ft
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NOTE: River Forecasts typically include ONLY 2 days of future rain from forecast issuance time (lower right of graph). Occasionally 3 days of future rain included.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 35
Moderate Flood Stage: 30
Flood Stage: 27
Action Stage: 25
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 37.80 ft on 09/14/1878
(2) 27.37 ft on 04/04/1977
(3) 21.60 ft on 01/29/1957
(4) 20.63 ft on 01/19/1996
(5) 20.62 ft on 02/26/1972
(6) 19.41 ft on 04/05/1977
(7) 19.01 ft on 02/01/2013
(8) 19.00 ft on 03/25/1935
(9) 18.89 ft on 05/07/1984
(10) 18.54 ft on 12/31/1969
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.28 ft on 05/17/2014
(2) 19.01 ft on 02/01/2013
(3) 20.63 ft on 01/19/1996
(4) 18.30 ft on 03/24/1993
(5) 15.43 ft on 04/23/1992
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.95 ft on 08/15/1930
(2) -0.90 ft on 10/29/1921
(3) -0.82 ft on 09/30/1946
(4) -0.79 ft on 10/09/1947
(5) -0.70 ft on 08/05/1955
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41 Railroad tracks upstream and downstream of County Route 13 bridge floods.
35 Most areas next to river are flooded.
30 Homes, just above county route 13 bridge and along Hairdo Lane are flooded. Several houses in Charlton Heights approximatly 2 miles downstream from the County Route 13 bridge start to flood.
27 The park, near the water falls, is flooded. Homes, just upstream from the County Route 13 bridge, start to flood. Several houses in Charlton Heights approximatly 2 miles downstream from the County Route 13 bridge begin to be affected by water.
25 Low lying areas near the river in Kanawha Falls and Glen Ferris start to have water problems.
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Latitude: 38.138056° N, Longitude: 81.214444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 27 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 620.4 ft 647.39 ft 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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