Shavers Fork Cheat River at Bemis, WV
River level and flood forecast · Randolph County
Normal6.3 ftas of Mon 2:55 PM
The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (16 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 | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftSeveral homes and buildings in Bemis, both upstream and downstream from the bridge flood.
- 17 ftCounty Route 22 floods resulting in no access to Bemis from Glady.
- 16 ftCounty Route 22 bridge floods along with a few homes and camps near the river.
- 14 ftWater begins to surround or affect cabins and buildings near the river.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamShavers Fork Cheat River at Cheat Bridge, WV
- DownstreamShavers Fork Cheat River at Bowden, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Dailey, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Elkins, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Adolph, WV
- Dry Fork River at Gladwin, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Belington, WV
- Greenbrier River at Durbin, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BEMW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.