Dry Fork River at Hendricks, WV

River level and flood forecast · Tucker County

Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

Flow: 2,860 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 14 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage14 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (November 5, 1985)20.74 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftBANKFULL ON RIGHT SIDE OF RIVER
  • 14 ftSECONDARY ROAD ON LEFT SIDE OF STREAM FLOODS

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.74 ft — November 5, 1985
  2. 15.23 ft — October 15, 1954
  3. 14.17 ft — January 19, 1996
  4. 13.18 ft — June 30, 2019
  5. 8.37 ft — March 5, 2015

Recent crests: 13.18 ft (June 30, 2019) · 8.37 ft (March 5, 2015) · 7.55 ft (June 4, 2008) · 14.17 ft (January 19, 1996) · 20.74 ft (November 5, 1985)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HENW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.