Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, WV
River level and flood forecast · Preston County
Normal6.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 10.9 ft below flood stage (17.5 ft).
Flow: 851 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 17.5 ft |
| Action stage | 14.4 ft |
| Record crest (July 24, 1912) | 18 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftwater reaches bridge deck on right downstream bank of bridge
- 20 ftwater reaches bridge deck on left downstream bank of bridge
- 17.5 ftwater Overflows Road on left downstram bank on bridge approach
- 13 ftwater reaches natural bankfull on left downstream bank near gage
- 11.99 ftWater rises to the level reached on July 29, 2017.
Highest crests on record
- 18 ft — July 24, 1912
- 12.62 ft — March 4, 2015
- 12.56 ft — March 1, 2021
- 12.13 ft — May 4, 2009
- 11.99 ft — July 29, 2017
Recent crests: 12.56 ft (March 1, 2021) · 10.34 ft (February 12, 2019) · 10.2 ft (February 8, 2019) · 10.03 ft (September 28, 2018) · 11.99 ft (July 29, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Cheat River at Albright, WV
- Cheat River below Lake Lynn, PA
- Monongahela River at Point Marion Lock and Dam (lower pool), PA
- Deckers Creek at Morgantown, WV
- Monongahela River at Morgantown Lock and Dam, WV
- Monongahela River at Hilderbrand Lock and Dam, WV
- Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PA
- Monongahela River at Grays Landing Lock and Dam, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROCW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.