About this river
New River is a 21.5 mile river near New River Gorge Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge New River at Hinton, WV (site 03184500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
New River typically runs highest in March, at a median 11,200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2,175 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 170,000 cfs, in 1940.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7,040 | 4,100 to 11,400 | |
| February | 9,280 | 5,790 to 16,300 | |
| March | 11,200 | 7,750 to 17,700 | |
| April | 8,980 | 6,195 to 14,550 | |
| May | 7,390 | 4,820 to 11,800 | |
| June | 4,690 | 3,275 to 7,040 | |
| July | 3,410 | 2,510 to 4,730 | |
| August | 2,810 | 2,000 to 4,290 | |
| September | 2,175 | 1,650 to 3,245 | |
| October | 2,320 | 1,690 to 3,950 | |
| November | 3,205 | 2,245 to 5,780 | |
| December | 5,100 | 3,070 to 9,100 |
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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for New River at Hinton, WV (site 03184500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of New River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Rich CreekNew RiverPublic
- Glen LynNew RiverPublic
- Shanklins Ferry CampgroundBluestone LakePublic
- Cedar Branch CampgroundBluestone LakePublic
- Indian Creek CampgroundBluestone LakePublic
- Dickinson HollowNew RiverPublic
- Bertha CampgroundBluestone LakePublic
- Barger SpringsGreenbrier RiverPublic
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