Little Coal River at Danville, WV
River level and flood forecast · Boone County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 3:55 PM
The river is 22.5 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Flow: 281 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 | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (March 26, 1963) | 25.86 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29 ftMajor flooding is occurring. Roads, homes, and some businesses near the river bank in Danville and Madison are flooded. The 3rd Street Bridge has water on it.
- 27 ftLow areas along the river and sections of Hopkins Road start to flood. More homes on the right bank both upstream and downstream from 3rd Street Bridge flood.
- 25 ftLow areas including ball fields near Lick Creek and homes along the right bank of the river, both upstream and downstream from the 3rd Street Bridge, start to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 25.86 ft — March 26, 1963
- 25.8 ft — January 26, 1978
- 25.45 ft — March 7, 1967
- 25.32 ft — March 4, 2015
- 25 ft — February 27, 1962
Recent crests: 13.7 ft (February 7, 2020) · 19.7 ft (April 16, 2018) · 20.12 ft (February 12, 2018) · 20.5 ft (January 24, 2017) · 19.8 ft (April 5, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DANW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.