Elk Twomile Creek at Charleston, WV
River level and flood forecast · Kanawha County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 4.1 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (February 6, 2025) | 8.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftHomes in the vicinity of the intersection of Rutledge Road and Bakers Fork Road flood.
- 14 ftDepartment of Corrections located on Greenbrier Street floods.
- 12 ftThe Greenbrier Street bridge at Airport Road floods.
- 11 ftSeveral homes on Keystone Drive below the gauge flood between 11 and 13 feet. Gas station at intersection of Greenbrier Street and Rutledge Road floods.
- 10 ftPortions of Keystone Drive flood.
- 9 ftGreenbrier Street in front of FedEx building floods.
- 7.5 ftThe front of the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association begins to flood. Rutledge road near the intersection with Greenbrier Street floods.
- 7 ftOn Greenbrier Street, the lower portion of FedEx building begins to flood.
- 6.5 ftThe bridge to Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association off of Greenbrier Street floods. More areas of Rutledge Road flood.
- 6 ftLow sections of Rutledge Road flood.
Highest crests on record
- 8.3 ft — February 6, 2025
- 7.2 ft — August 15, 2022
- 6.95 ft — April 12, 2024
Recent crests: 8.3 ft (February 6, 2025) · 6.95 ft (April 12, 2024) · 7.2 ft (August 15, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ETMW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.