Guyandotte River at Logan, WV
River level and flood forecast · Logan County
The river is 17.5 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Forecast to rise to 6.2 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 23 ft flood stage.
Flow: 606 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:45 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (March 12, 1963) | 34.98 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 36 ftMain business district flooded.
- 35 ftMain business district starts to flood. Backwater flooding of all streams flowing into the river.
- 33 ftHighways flooded.
- 30 ftWater plant flooded.
- 28 ftPower plant flooded.
- 23 ftSome roads and railroad tracks above and below town flooded.
- 21 ftStollings section on west side of Logan subject to flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 34.98 ft — March 12, 1963
- 31.65 ft — March 7, 1967
- 30.76 ft — January 11, 1974
- 30.55 ft — April 5, 1977
- 28.23 ft — January 30, 1957
Recent crests: 28.07 ft (February 16, 2025) · 23.66 ft (March 1, 2021) · 20.28 ft (February 6, 2020) · 21.96 ft (March 4, 2015) · 22.91 ft (June 13, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamGuyandotte River at Man, WV
- DownstreamGuyandotte River at Branchland, WV
- Island Creek near Logan, WV
- Little Coal River at Danville, WV
- Little Huff Creek above Hanover, WV
- Tug Fork River at Williamson, WV
- Clear Fork River at Clear Fork, WV
- East Fork of Twelvepole Creek near Dunlow, WV
- Mud River (WV) at Palermo, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LOGW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.