Twelvepole Creek near Wayne, WV
River level and flood forecast · Wayne County
Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 14.4 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 125 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 | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (December 9, 1978) | 27.88 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 34 ftChurch and grocery store on WV Route 152 at Garret Drive intersection floods.
- 31 ftSignificant flooding throughout Wayne occurs.
- 30 ftBusinesses on WV Route 152 at Cox Road intersection flood.
- 29 ftMobile home park on Mose Asbury Road floods at 29 to 30 feet. Wayne County Highschool entrance floods.
- 28 ftHomes on Front Street adjacent to the creek flood. WV Route 152 and County Route 37/152 flood in town. Railroad tracks above the Route 152 bridge flood. Wayne County High School parking lot floods.
- 27.5 ftWayne County Health Department on Kenova Avenue floods.
- 27 ftMobile home park on Bluefield Street and homes on Bridge Street flood. Section of WV Route 152 at Garrett Creek along with used auto business begin to flood.
- 26 ftRiver Street and Front Street flood.
- 25.5 ftWayne Volunteer Fire Department begins to flood on lower level. Water treatment plant on Bluefield Street begins to flood.
- 25 ftShirley Burgess Park Road begins to flood.
- 21 ftAthletic fields in Shirley Burgess Park flood due to backwater flooding from Garrett Creek.
- 19 ftBridge Street near the creek floods. Wayne City Park floods at 19 to 20 feet.
- 18 ftLow sections of Mose Asbury Road flood.
- 16 ftAthletic fields at Twelvepole Valley Park flood.
Highest crests on record
- 27.88 ft — December 9, 1978
- 27.58 ft — March 8, 1967
- 26.32 ft — February 17, 2003
- 24.84 ft — March 13, 1968
- 24.57 ft — November 19, 2003
Recent crests: 23.62 ft (April 4, 2025) · 19.73 ft (February 16, 2025) · 24.53 ft (February 17, 2023) · 19.43 ft (May 8, 2022) · 24.32 ft (March 1, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WAYW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.