Monongahela River at Morgantown Lock and Dam, WV
River level and flood forecast · Monongalia County
Normal10.0 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 12.0 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to rise to 10.5 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 22 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:57 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 15.9 ft |
| Record crest (November 6, 1985) | 27.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftLock walls overtopped.
- 25 ftNavigation suspended, lock out of service. Backwater flooding begins on several small streams in the Morgantown area.
Highest crests on record
- 27.7 ft — November 6, 1985
- 23.8 ft — August 18, 1980
- 23.7 ft — March 7, 1967
- 23.7 ft — February 19, 2000
- 23.1 ft — March 5, 1963
Recent crests: 18.01 ft (March 5, 2015) · 19.87 ft (May 4, 2009) · 17.74 ft (June 5, 2008) · 21.05 ft (December 14, 2007) · 20.8 ft (November 20, 2003)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMonongahela River at Hilderbrand Lock and Dam, WV
- DownstreamMonongahela River at Point Marion Lock and Dam (lower pool), PA
- Deckers Creek at Morgantown, WV
- Monongahela River at Opekiska Lock and Dam, WV
- Cheat River below Lake Lynn, PA
- Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PA
- Buffalo Creek (WV) at Barrackville, WV
- Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MORW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.