New River at Thurmond
Fayette County, West Virginia
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 42 ft
Historic train station, museum, and post office flood. Access to the town is cutoff.
- 39 ft
Historic vacant business district in town floods.
- 38 ft
Railroad tracks in town begin to flood.
- 37 ft
Parking lot in town between the railroad tracks and the river floods.
- 34 ft
Row of homes on WV Route 25 approximately half a mile below the Stone Cliff bridge begin to flood.
- 32 ft
Low sections of WV Route 25 above the Dunglen camping area flood.
- 30 ft
Dunglen parking area floods.
- 20 ft
Stone Cliff camping area floods.
- 19.5 ft
Flooding of low areas begins along the river with backwater flooding occurring on Dunloup Creek and Arbuckle Creek.
- 19 ft
A few homes on WV Route 25 above the Dunglen camping area begin to flood.
- 16 ft
Dunglen group camping area and boat ramp floods.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1996 | 20.35 ft | 100,000 cfs |
| Feb 1, 2013 | 20.27 ft | 99,240 cfs |
| Jan 26, 2010 | 20.1 ft | 97,200 cfs |
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