Elk River at Charleston, WV

USGS Site No: 03197950 • Elk River • Kanawha County, WV

Elk River at Charleston, WV on the Elk River is currently at 5,170 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 25.39 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Elk River
Elk River at Queen Shoals, WV
5,170
CFS Discharge
25.39
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 172
50th (Median) Normal (median) 574
75th High threshold 1,280
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

5.1k 2.5k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 4,690 —
May 27, 2026 4,610 —
May 26, 2026 4,040 —
May 25, 2026 3,280 —
May 24, 2026 1,580 —
May 23, 2026 773 —
May 22, 2026 613 —
May 21, 2026 566 —
May 20, 2026 494 —
May 19, 2026 555 —
May 18, 2026 478 —
May 17, 2026 621 —
May 16, 2026 862 —
May 15, 2026 955 —
Apr 21, 2026 742 —
Apr 20, 2026 770 —
Apr 19, 2026 682 —
Apr 18, 2026 697 —
Apr 17, 2026 802 —
Apr 16, 2026 1,060 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,220 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,350 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,590 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,880 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,930 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,930 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,790 —
Apr 8, 2026 2,170 —
Apr 7, 2026 2,840 —
Apr 6, 2026 3,510 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03197950
State
WV
County
Kanawha County
Coordinates
38.3582, -81.6271
Drainage Area
1,532 mi²
Datum (ft)
541.7
HUC Code
05050007
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
17,300 cfs
Mar 7, 2026
Min discharge
-56 cfs
Oct 28, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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