About this river
Elk River is a 17.8 mile river near Summersville Lake Marina in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk River at Clay, WV (site 03196800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1959 to 2018
Elk River typically runs highest in March, at a median 3,130 cfs, and lowest in August, at 331 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,100 cfs, in 1967.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,840 | 1,000 to 3,740 | |
| February | 2,240 | 1,250 to 3,600 | |
| March | 3,130 | 1,630 to 5,160 | |
| April | 1,555 | 615 to 3,150 | |
| May | 1,180 | 485 to 2,550 | |
| June | 393 | 189 to 999 | |
| July | 357 | 178 to 760 | |
| August | 331 | 163 to 766 | |
| September | 342 | 150 to 526 | |
| October | 596 | 312 to 1,200 | |
| November | 1,215 | 664 to 2,120 | |
| December | 1,800 | 933 to 3,350 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk River at Clay, WV (site 03196800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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