Guyandotte River at Pineville, WV
River level and flood forecast · Wyoming County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 4:55 PM
The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 344 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (July 8, 2001) | 21.01 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftThe parking lot and fire house building on the right downstream side of the riverbank near the bridge starts to flood.
- 22 ftThe public swimming pool on the left upstream side of the river next to the bridge starts to flood.
- 20 ftThe bottom of the pineville police department building on right downstream side of the river starts to flood.
- 18 ftVery serious flooding starts to occur throughout Pineville, mainly in the lower sections along the river and Rockcastle Creek.
- 13 ftHomes and some businesses along Rockcastle Creek near Pine Aveneue and Main Street start to flood due to backwater from the Guyandotte. Also, some homes start to flood one quarter mile downstream from the river gage near the confluence of the Williams Branch Creek and the Guyandotte River.
Highest crests on record
- 21.01 ft — July 8, 2001
- 17.76 ft — April 5, 1977
- 15.25 ft — March 12, 1963
- 14.7 ft — January 29, 1957
- 14.01 ft — February 16, 2025
Recent crests: 14.01 ft (February 16, 2025) · 11.5 ft (February 6, 2020) · 11.4 ft (February 11, 2018) · 12.2 ft (March 5, 2015) · 13.5 ft (May 9, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PINW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.