Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Adolph, WV

River level and flood forecast · Randolph County

Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

24681012TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage14 ft
Moderate flood stage11 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (April 16, 2018)5.3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 14 ftMajor flooding along the Middle Fork River, Mitchell Lick Fork, Kittle Creek and Birch Fork aroud Adolph. Low areas, roads, homes and buildings along those streams are flooded or starting to flood.
  • 11 ftSections of High Germany Road/County Route 42 are flooded. Some homes and buildings along High Germany Road start to flood.
  • 10 ftSections of High Germany Road/County Route 42 start to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 5.3 ft — April 16, 2018

Recent crests: 5.3 ft (April 16, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ADOW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.