Little Tygart Creek (WV) at Mineral Wells, WV
River level and flood forecast · Wood County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 5:30 PM
The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (11 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 5, 2024) | 15.61 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftHomes adjacent to the creek on Woodridge and Dickens Drive flood at 20 to 22 feet.
- 19.5 ftSpeedway Road bridge at the gauge floods.
- 19 ftA couple of homes along Irene Lane flood at 19 to 20 feet.
- 18 ftApartments on Dublin Drive at intersection with Lincolnshire Drive flood.
- 16.5 ftCounty Route 21 bridge at intersection with Speedway Road floods.
- 15 ftMost of Speedway Road floods.
- 14 ftHome on Mayo Drive above intersection with Irene Lane begins to flood. Woodridge Drive and Dickens Drive begin to flood.
- 13 ftLow spots on Speedway Road and in the agricultural field across from the gauge flood.
- 12 ftLow spots on Mayo Drive flood.
- 11 ftIrene Lane and low spots on Woodridge Golf Course flood.
- 10 ftLow spot on Irene Lane adjacent to the creek begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 15.61 ft — April 5, 2024
- 15.27 ft — April 13, 2024
- 12.71 ft — February 4, 2022
- 12.03 ft — May 31, 2025
- 11.97 ft — February 18, 2022
Recent crests: 12.03 ft (May 31, 2025) · 11.22 ft (February 16, 2025) · 11.45 ft (February 6, 2025) · 15.27 ft (April 13, 2024) · 15.61 ft (April 5, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MWLW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.