Little Kanawha River near Wildcat, WV

USGS Site No: 03151400 • Little Kanawha River • Braxton County, WV

Little Kanawha River near Wildcat, WV on the Little Kanawha River is currently at 286 cfs (High — 82th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.39 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Little Kanawha River ↓
Little Kanawha River at Burnsville, WV
286
CFS Discharge
5.39
Gage Height (ft)
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 5
25th Low threshold 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 35
75th High threshold 107
95th Very High threshold 624 Today: 286 cfs

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.

2.3k 1.2k 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 679 —
May 27, 2026 363 —
May 26, 2026 295 —
May 25, 2026 363 —
May 24, 2026 89 —
May 23, 2026 118 —
May 22, 2026 50 —
May 21, 2026 31 —
May 20, 2026 28 —
May 19, 2026 31 —
May 18, 2026 38 —
May 17, 2026 42 —
May 16, 2026 46 —
May 15, 2026 56 —
Apr 21, 2026 101 —
Apr 20, 2026 117 —
Apr 19, 2026 108 —
Apr 18, 2026 60 —
Apr 17, 2026 66 —
Apr 16, 2026 73 —
Apr 15, 2026 82 —
Apr 14, 2026 92 —
Apr 13, 2026 101 —
Apr 12, 2026 113 —
Apr 11, 2026 135 —
Apr 10, 2026 162 —
Apr 9, 2026 199 —
Apr 8, 2026 254 —
Apr 7, 2026 355 —
Apr 6, 2026 516 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03151400
State
WV
County
Braxton County
Coordinates
38.7434, -80.5254
Drainage Area
112 mi²
Datum (ft)
849.5
HUC Code
05030203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,340 cfs
Mar 6, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 19, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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