New River at Hinton, WV
River level and flood forecast · Summers County
The river is 11.0 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.4 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 15 ft flood stage.
Flow: 14,400 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 15, 1940) | 18.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftSome houses on left bank and downstream from Highway 20 bridge may be affected.
Highest crests on record
- 18.97 ft — August 15, 1940
- 14.35 ft — December 30, 1943
- 12.7 ft — January 8, 1946
- 10.68 ft — January 20, 1996
- 10.61 ft — January 26, 2010
Recent crests: 10.59 ft (January 31, 2013) · 8.25 ft (December 8, 2011) · 8.99 ft (March 7, 2011) · 10.61 ft (January 26, 2010) · 7.69 ft (May 9, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamNew River at Glen Lyn, VA
- DownstreamKanawha River at Kanawha Falls, WV
- Greenbrier River at Hilldale, WV
- Bluestone River near Pipestem, WV
- Indian Creek (WV) at Red Sulphur Springs, WV
- Greenbrier River at Alderson, WV
- Piney Creek (WV) at Raleigh, WV
- Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek, WV
- Bluestone River near Spanishburg, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HINW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.