South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, WV
River level and flood forecast · Hampshire County
Normal10.7 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.1 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 13,000 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (November 5, 1985) | 44.22 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftMost camphouses and a large portion of fields in the area are flooded.
- 19 ftHouses on the right downstream side of the river are flooded.
- 17 ftWater approaches camphouses downstream from the gage.
- 15 ftMilleson Mill Road (County Route 28/5) and Clarence Taylor Road (Route 3/7) begin to flood. Water covers a significant portion of meadowlands near the river. The boat launch ramp on the upstream right abutment of the bridge also floods.
- 11 ftThe river begins to overflow the banks in a few low lying areas. Campers should move away from the river.
- 5 ftHazardous conditions for recreation may exist.
Highest crests on record
- 44.22 ft — November 5, 1985
- 34.98 ft — September 7, 1996
- 34.2 ft — March 18, 1936
- 29.85 ft — June 18, 1949
- 28.41 ft — January 20, 1996
Recent crests: 15.02 ft (May 14, 2025) · 15.34 ft (March 1, 2021) · 16.25 ft (December 16, 2018) · 15.93 ft (September 29, 2018) · 17.49 ft (June 3, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSouth Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, WV
- Painter Run near Fort Ashby, WV
- Patterson Creek near Headsville, WV
- Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV
- North Branch Potomac River at Barnum, WV
- Tributary to Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs, WV
- Hogue Creek near Hayfield, VA
- Wills Creek below Hyndman, PA
- Warm Springs Run near Berkeley Springs, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SPRW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.