Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek at Welch, WV

USGS Site No: 03212750Tug Fork Downstream • McDowell County, WV

Tug Fork Downstream Of Elkhorn Creek at Welch, WV on the Tug Fork Downstream is currently at 147 cfs (Normal — 33th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.60 ft.

Reading from

147
CFS Discharge
3.60
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 104
25th Low threshold 135
50th (Median) Normal (median) 174 Today: 147 cfs
75th High threshold 215
95th Very High threshold 325

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 198
May 27, 2026 203
May 26, 2026 270
May 25, 2026 368
May 24, 2026 116
May 23, 2026 99
May 22, 2026 114
May 21, 2026 119
May 20, 2026 77
May 19, 2026 80
May 18, 2026 83
May 17, 2026 87
May 16, 2026 90
May 15, 2026 95
Apr 21, 2026 134
Apr 20, 2026 139
Apr 19, 2026 152
Apr 18, 2026 146
Apr 17, 2026 156
Apr 16, 2026 156
Apr 15, 2026 158
Apr 14, 2026 163
Apr 13, 2026 169
Apr 12, 2026 175
Apr 11, 2026 183
Apr 10, 2026 191
Apr 9, 2026 202
Apr 8, 2026 219
Apr 7, 2026 244
Apr 6, 2026 280

Station Information

USGS Site No
03212750
State
WV
Coordinates
37.4412, -81.5998
Drainage Area
174 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,267.7
HUC Code
05070201
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
19.0 ft
Major Flood
20.0 ft

Currently 13.40 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,310 cfs
May 17, 2025
Min discharge
45 cfs
Dec 1, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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