Cheat River at Parsons, WV
River level and flood forecast · Tucker County
Normal8.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (18.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 4.1 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 8,060 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:57 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 23.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 18.5 ft |
| Action stage | 15.1 ft |
| Record crest (November 5, 1985) | 24.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21.5 ftWater begins to flood low lying sections of Parsons along Walnut, 2nd, 3rd and Water Streets and in the south end of Parsons, Poplar and Missouri Streets. Flooding also occurs along areas near River Avenue, Currance Street and around the Parsons Nursery.
- 20 ftFlooding affects portions of Water Street, Walnut Street, 4th Street, River Avenue and Buchanan Street.
- 19.5 ftWater levels reach the flood levels of the flood of February 19, 2000.
- 18.5 ftWater floods areas of 4th Street, Water Street and Central Avenue.
- 17.5 ftWater covers much of Parsons City Park closest to Shavers Fork and back yards of homes on lower end of 4th Street.
- 16.9 ftWater rises to the level reached on July 29, 2017.
- 15 ftWater affects the low end of Parsons City Park closest to the Shavers Fork.
Highest crests on record
- 24.3 ft — November 5, 1985
- 20.5 ft — July 10, 1888
- 19.8 ft — January 19, 1996
- 19.08 ft — October 16, 1954
- 18.97 ft — February 9, 1994
Recent crests: 16.25 ft (March 1, 2021) · 17.58 ft (June 30, 2019) · 8.66 ft (February 8, 2019) · 10.82 ft (January 20, 2019) · 13.1 ft (September 28, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PSNW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.