About this river
Storms Creek is a 9.8 mile stream near Beech Fork Lake Marina in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ohio River at Ironton, OH (site 03216070). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2015 to 2026
Storms Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 147,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 19,250 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 492,000 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 125,000 | 66,800 to 185,000 | |
| February | 147,000 | 95,700 to 299,000 | |
| March | 114,000 | 82,400 to 168,000 | |
| April | 122,000 | 72,350 to 190,000 | |
| May | 100,000 | 78,500 to 150,000 | |
| June | 53,650 | 30,600 to 93,500 | |
| July | 35,800 | 26,000 to 58,300 | |
| August | 26,700 | 18,200 to 39,400 | |
| September | 19,250 | 13,800 to 29,300 | |
| October | 21,300 | 14,700 to 35,300 | |
| November | 41,350 | 26,200 to 73,900 | |
| December | 68,700 | 40,400 to 114,000 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ohio River at Ironton, OH (site 03216070). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Storms Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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