Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek, WV

River level and flood forecast · Mercer County

Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 9 PM

The river is 4.5 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02468TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 5 ftFlood 7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage7 ft
Action stage5 ft
Record crest (February 16, 2025)10.68 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftWater may begin to impact buildings at the Mash Fork Campground in Camp Creek State Park.
  • 7 ftFlooding begins to impacts some roads in Camp Creek State Park.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.68 ft — February 16, 2025
  2. 8.82 ft — August 6, 2026
  3. 8.2 ft — February 11, 2018
  4. 7.95 ft — February 6, 2020
  5. 7.73 ft — February 17, 2023

Recent crests: 8.82 ft (August 6, 2026) · 10.68 ft (February 16, 2025) · 4.84 ft (September 27, 2024) · 5.12 ft (January 10, 2024) · 4.95 ft (May 29, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CCKW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.