About this river
New River is a 3.0 mile river near New River Trophy Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge New River at Thurmond, WV (site 03185400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1981 to 2026
New River typically runs highest in March, at a median 12,100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2,295 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 92,500 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7,880 | 4,940 to 13,200 | |
| February | 10,300 | 6,400 to 18,800 | |
| March | 12,100 | 8,400 to 18,000 | |
| April | 10,400 | 6,765 to 16,450 | |
| May | 8,970 | 6,250 to 14,000 | |
| June | 5,140 | 3,375 to 8,465 | |
| July | 3,670 | 2,720 to 4,990 | |
| August | 2,970 | 2,100 to 4,660 | |
| September | 2,295 | 1,680 to 3,535 | |
| October | 2,550 | 1,720 to 4,550 | |
| November | 3,720 | 2,290 to 7,385 | |
| December | 6,310 | 3,650 to 11,900 |
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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for New River at Thurmond, WV (site 03185400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 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.
- Meadow CreekNew RiverPublic
- Glade Creek CampgroundNew RiverPublic
- Grandview Sandbar CampgroundNew RiverPublic
- Thayer Acces PointNew RiverPublic
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