Twelvepole Creek at Lavalette, WV
River level and flood forecast · Wayne County
Normal3.3 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 15.7 ft below flood stage (19 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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (March 1, 2021) | 21.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftMobile home park on Riverside Drive floods.
- 26 ftThe Lavalette Post Office across from the gauge floods. Low section of WV Route 152 just below the gauge floods.
- 25 ftMobile home park next to auto dealership on WV Route 152 below the gauge floods. Low sections of WV Route 75 next to the creek flood.
- 24.5 ftLynn Oak Road intersection across from the gauge floods.
- 23 ftHomes on North Lynn Oak Drive and Malcolm Lane flood.
- 22 ftLower portion of Sturgill Lane and Lynn Creek Drive flood.
- 21 ftHomes on Lynn Oak Drive next to the creek begin to flood. Sections of Malcolm Lane flood due to backwater flooding into Wolf Creek.
- 19.5 ftLynn Oak Drive begins to flood.
- 19 ftLower sections of Plymale Branch Road flood and fields adjacent to creek below Lavalette flood.
- 18 ftPortions of Sugarwood Golf Course adjacent to the creek flood.
- 17 ftPortions of Creekside Golf Course adjacent to the creek floods.
Highest crests on record
- 21.5 ft — March 1, 2021
- 21.03 ft — February 17, 2023
- 20.33 ft — April 5, 2025
- 19.59 ft — February 13, 2020
- 18.97 ft — May 8, 2022
Recent crests: 20.33 ft (April 5, 2025) · 21.03 ft (February 17, 2023) · 18.97 ft (May 8, 2022) · 21.5 ft (March 1, 2021) · 19.59 ft (February 13, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LAVW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.