Tygart Valley HUC8 05020001

A 3,562 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in WV. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.

Health score

Moderate

Drought index

None

Area in D2+

0% exceptional (D4)

Gauges below normal

of 9 reporting

Median flow

1472%

p94 of record

Water assets

2,282

83 springs · 523 wells

USGS gauges (12)

THREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTON, WV
03056250132 cfsp88 · above normal
BUCKHANNON RIVER AT ALTON, WV
03052120427 cfsp93 · much above normal
MIDDLE FORK RIVER AT AUDRA, WV
03052000745 cfsp94 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR DAILEY, WV
03050000545 cfsp94 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY RIVER AT BELINGTON, WV
030510001,390 cfsp94 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY RIVER AT COLFAX, WV
030570006,130 cfsp95 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY R AT TYGART DAM NR GRAFTON, WV
030560006,030 cfsp95 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY RIVER AT PHILIPPI, WV
030545003,580 cfsp95 · much above normal
BUCKHANNON RIVER AT HALL, WV
030535001,170 cfsp95 · much above normal
TYGART VALLEY RIVER NEAR ELKINS, WV
03050500503 cfsno long-term record
BUCKHANNON R AT BUCKHANNON, WV
03052450912 cfsno long-term record
SAND RUN NEAR BUCKHANNON, WV
03052500no readingno long-term record

Recent conditions

Date	Gauges low	Flow pct
2026-10-19	0/9	p94
2026-10-18	0/9	p97
2026-10-17	0/9	p97
2026-10-16	0/9	p98
2026-10-15	0/9	p97
2026-10-14	0/9	p96
2026-10-13	0/9	p98
2026-10-12	0/9	p95
2026-10-11	0/9	p62
2026-10-10	0/9	p62
2026-10-09	0/9	p65
2026-10-08	0/9	p69
2026-10-07	0/9	p79
2026-10-06	0/9	p82

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