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Tygart Valley River at Valley Head Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 4.48 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2023Highest Observation: 4.48 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.44 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.44 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.43 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.43 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.38 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.38 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.35 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.32 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.31 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.25 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.25 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.24 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.25 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.22 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.12 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.12 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 12:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 12:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 4:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 4:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 8:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:45PM Mar 30, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesTYGK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:35PM Mar 30, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.61 ft at 1:45 PM EDT 30-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Tygart Valley River at Valley Head. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 8.30 ft on 04/16/2018
(2) 7.90 ft on 01/31/2013
(3) 7.40 ft on 06/02/2018
(4) 7.15 ft on 12/07/2011
(5) 7.10 ft on 05/06/2018
(6) 7.10 ft on 01/16/2013
(7) 7.08 ft on 09/19/2003
(8) 6.90 ft on 12/18/2016
(9) 5.86 ft on 02/22/2003
(10) 5.60 ft on 01/15/2017

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.40 ft on 06/02/2018
(2) 7.10 ft on 05/06/2018
(3) 8.30 ft on 04/16/2018
(4) 5.60 ft on 01/15/2017
(5) 6.90 ft on 12/18/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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16 The State Route 15 Bridge is flooded.
14 Several areas and homes along the river start to flood.
12 The house near the State Route 15 Bridge and gage is flooded.
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Latitude: 38.552500° N, Longitude: 80.037500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 Not Available Not Available 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 2333.000 ft Not Available WV basemap MAP WV website
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