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GAULEY RIVER

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GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV

NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV38.2909°N, -80.6409°W Updated 4 hr ago

FLOW RATE

752cfs

GAUGE HT

11.45ft

WATER TEMP

72°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

752cfs 27.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 506–684 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

10,895cfs

PERIOD LOW

6cfs

RUNNABLE

11%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

11.45ft

Water Temperature

72.1°F

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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

27.8in

-18% vs normal

27.82 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% below the 30-year normal of 34.04 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

27.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

34.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

28.8–41.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.52" · normal 4.63" (3.2–6.9)

Jan

Feb: 3.38" · normal 4.50" (2.8–6.6)

Feb

Mar: 4.29" · normal 5.38" (3.4–7.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.55" · normal 5.37" (3.5–7.3)

Apr

May: 4.65" · normal 6.26" (3.5–8.9)

May

Jun: 4.99" · normal 5.39" (3.7–6.7)

Jun

Jul: 2.44" (so far)· normal 5.92" (3.6–8.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.21" (2.6–5.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.30" (2.2–7.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.94" (1.7–6.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.95" (2.5–5.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.82" (3.4–6.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:53 UTC

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Station Location

38.2909, -80.6409

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC

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