Mud River (WV) near Griffithsville, WV
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 8.1 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 86 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (February 17, 2023) | 13.53 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftSections of State Route 3 are flooded. Major flooding occurring all along the Middle Fork Mud River from Griffithsville to the confluence of the Middle Fork and Mud Rivers.
- 19 ftHouse next to Church off of Scary Creek Road, Route 22, starts to flood. Water at the bottom of Scary Creek Road, route 22 Bridge. Fields, Church and Scary Creek Road, Route 22, are flooded. Low sections of Route 3 start to flood.
- 16 ftChurch on Scary Creek Road, Route 22, starts to flood.
- 14 ftDip on County Route 22, Scary Creek Road, next to the fire hydrant near the Church, starts to flood.
- 12 ftFields and low areas along the Middle Fork Mud River both upstream and downstream are flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 13.53 ft — February 17, 2023
- 13.42 ft — February 13, 2024
- 13.41 ft — August 18, 2021
- 13.34 ft — February 6, 2025
- 13.33 ft — March 1, 2021
Recent crests: 12.64 ft (July 21, 2025) · 13.17 ft (April 3, 2025) · 13.13 ft (February 16, 2025) · 13.34 ft (February 6, 2025) · 12.25 ft (January 31, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GFVW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.