Tygart Valley River at Dailey, WV
River level and flood forecast · Randolph County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.0 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 1,060 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:57 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (February 7, 2025) | 14.54 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftMany roads and homes flood along the river flood. Many areas along streams and creeks that flow into the Tygart Valley River also flood.
- 15 ftSections of WV Route 219 and Georgetown Road one tenth of a mile to the right of the river gage flood.
- 14 ftBack Road and approach to the Georgetown Road Bridge 0.15 miles from the river gage flood. Also, minor flooding occurs along the reach of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 14.54 ft — February 7, 2025
- 14.2 ft — April 16, 2018
- 12.94 ft — January 31, 2013
- 12.24 ft — May 6, 2018
- 11.79 ft — October 9, 1976
Recent crests: 14.54 ft (February 7, 2025) · 12.24 ft (May 6, 2018) · 14.2 ft (April 16, 2018) · 12.94 ft (January 31, 2013) · 11.79 ft (October 9, 1976)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamTygart Valley River at Elkins, WV
- Shavers Fork Cheat River at Bemis, WV
- Shavers Fork Cheat River at Bowden, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Adolph, WV
- Shavers Fork Cheat River at Cheat Bridge, WV
- Middle Fork Tygart Valley River at Ellamore, WV
- Tygart Valley River at Belington, WV
- Buckhannon River at Alton, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DLYW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.