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Meadow River near Meadow Bridge, WV

River55.8 mi

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Meadow River is a 55.8 mile river near Premier West Virginia Outdoors in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Meadow River at Nallen, WV (site 03190000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1909 to 2026

Meadow River typically runs highest in March, at a median 828 cfs, and lowest in September, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,200 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Meadow River at Nallen, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January600319 to 1,070
February730408 to 1,260
March828480 to 1,330
April640367 to 1,115
May397207 to 843
June17075 to 335
July10141 to 234
August6728 to 177
September3915 to 101
October5123 to 127
November17772 to 398
December441201 to 822

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 Meadow River at Nallen, WV (site 03190000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Meadow River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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