Tygart Valley River at Belington, WV
River level and flood forecast · Barbour County
Normal6.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 7.2 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 2,260 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Sep 22, 9:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (March 5, 2015) | 17.18 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23.5 ftMajor flooding of Belington. Many roads and businesses are flooded.
- 22 ftApproximately 15 homes along Dayton Loop near the gage flood.
- 20.5 ftApproximately 6 homes along Dayton Loop above Johnson Avenue intersection flood at 19 to 22 feet.
- 20 ftIntersection of Morgantown Pike and Crim Avenue flood at 19 to 21 feet.
- 19 ftRailroad tracks near Bridge Street bridge flood.
- 18 ftDayton Loop near the gage floods.
- 17 ftSome city streets flood due to storm sewers backing up. Many low-lying areas flood.
- 15 ftSmall bridge on Willow Street floods due to backwater into Mill Creek.
- 14 ftIntersection of Talbott Road and Wasbash Road flood.
- 13 ftSome basements begin to flood due to sewers backing up.
Highest crests on record
- 17.18 ft — March 5, 2015
- 16.91 ft — April 17, 2018
- 16.38 ft — April 4, 2024
- 16.26 ft — February 1, 2025
- 16.25 ft — February 7, 2025
Recent crests: 16.25 ft (February 7, 2025) · 16.26 ft (February 1, 2025) · 16.38 ft (April 4, 2024) · 14.46 ft (May 7, 2022) · 13.36 ft (June 3, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTygart Valley River at Elkins, WV
- DownstreamTygart Valley River at Philippi, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Audra, WV
- Buckhannon River at Hall, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Ellamore, WV
- Shavers Fork Cheat River at Bowden, WV
- Sand Run near Buckhannon, WV
- Buckhannon River at Buckhannon, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BELW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.