About this river
Elk River is a 12.9 mile river near Cranberry Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk River below Webster Springs, WV (site 03194700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Elk River typically runs highest in March, at a median 862 cfs, and lowest in September, at 82 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 1989.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 591 | 342 to 1,100 | |
| February | 652 | 392 to 1,260 | |
| March | 862 | 545 to 1,450 | |
| April | 747 | 454 to 1,300 | |
| May | 516 | 267 to 987 | |
| June | 235 | 113 to 498 | |
| July | 178 | 85 to 369 | |
| August | 130 | 65 to 276 | |
| September | 82 | 35 to 200 | |
| October | 126 | 54 to 330 | |
| November | 397 | 221 to 789 | |
| December | 588 | 346 to 1,050 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk River below Webster Springs, WV (site 03194700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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