Buckhannon River at Buckhannon, WV
River level and flood forecast · Upshur County
Normal8.7 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 14.3 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Flow: 980 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 | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (November 5, 1985) | 30.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftMajor flooding in Buckhannon and surrounding areas. Business/factory across from the Hall Rd bridge near the gage begins to flood.
- 25 ftSeveral streets, homes, and businesses along the river flood.
- 24 ftPortions of Cleveland Ave and Wood St flood. Sections of Rte 20 south and north of town begin to flood.
- 23 ftPortions of River Rd, Vicksburg Rd, and the intersection of Madison St and Florida St floods. Portions of Norvell Dr flood due to backwater. Some homes and low lying areas in and around Buckhannon adjacent to small streams also flood due to backwater.
Highest crests on record
- 30.2 ft — November 5, 1985
- 28.32 ft — February 9, 1994
- 27.85 ft — July 31, 1996
- 27.59 ft — July 22, 2026
- 26.22 ft — February 19, 2000
Recent crests: 27.59 ft (July 22, 2026) · 24.27 ft (February 7, 2025) · 25.15 ft (February 1, 2025) · 24.78 ft (May 8, 2022) · 23.09 ft (January 2, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBuckhannon River at Alton, WV
- DownstreamBuckhannon River at Hall, WV
- Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Audra, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Ellamore, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Philippi, WV
- West Fork River below Stonewall Jackson Lake, WV
- West Fork River at Weston, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BKNW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.