Tug HUC8 05070201
A 4,030 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in KY, VA, 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
80
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 6 reporting
Median flow
298%
p83 of record
Water assets
3,352
0 springs · 1,386 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- DRY FORK AT BEARTOWN, WV0321298075 cfsp78 · above normal
- TUG FORK DOWNSTREAM OF ELKHORN CREEK AT WELCH, WV03212750105 cfsp80 · above normal
- TUG FORK AT WILLIAMSON, WV03213700491 cfsp81 · above normal
- TUG FORK AT KERMIT, WV03214500725 cfsp84 · above normal
- TUG FORK AT LITWAR, WV03213000279 cfsp88 · above normal
- PANTHER CREEK NEAR PANTHER, WV0321350013 cfsp89 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p83 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p88 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p91 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p92 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p89 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p91 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p94 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p92 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p61 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p50 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p46 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p49 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p59 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p64 |
Top water assets
- 68Delbarton Slurry Impoundmentreservoir
- 67North Fork Elkhorn Creekriver
- 67Little Forkriver
- 67North Fork Elkhorn Creekriver
- 67Nile Stone Slurry Impoundmentreservoir
- 67Elkhorn Creekriver
- 67Elkhorn Creekriver
- 67Buzzard Branchriver
- 67Elkhorn Creekriver
- 67North Fork Elkhorn Creekriver