About this river
Cheat River is a 9.4 mile river near Edgewater Marina in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cheat River at Albright, WV (site 03070260). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Cheat River typically runs highest in February, at a median 3,070 cfs, and lowest in September, at 371 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,600 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,160 | 1,280 to 4,280 | |
| February | 3,070 | 1,850 to 5,890 | |
| March | 2,740 | 1,910 to 4,490 | |
| April | 2,725 | 1,370 to 4,730 | |
| May | 2,540 | 1,410 to 3,930 | |
| June | 1,070 | 661 to 2,175 | |
| July | 826 | 403 to 1,740 | |
| August | 628 | 322 to 1,280 | |
| September | 371 | 147 to 851 | |
| October | 533 | 308 to 1,450 | |
| November | 1,295 | 778 to 2,690 | |
| December | 2,410 | 1,410 to 4,360 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cheat River at Albright, WV (site 03070260). 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 Cheat River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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