Mud River in West Virginia
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Around Mud River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mud River is a 62.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mud River near Milton, WV (site 03204500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Mud River typically runs highest in March, at a median 385 cfs, and lowest in October, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 1962.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 215 | 94 to 482 |
| February | 304 | 150 to 595 |
| March | 385 | 207 to 779 |
| April | 246 | 122 to 545 |
| May | 114 | 54 to 294 |
| June | 47 | 19 to 101 |
| July | 68 | 25 to 256 |
| August | 44 | 16 to 166 |
| September | 21 | 8.6 to 33 |
| October | 13 | 6.8 to 26 |
| November | 41 | 29 to 102 |
| December | 113 | 54 to 259 |
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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mud River near Milton, WV (site 03204500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mud River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Upper Mud River LakeMud RiverPublic
- Upper Mud River LakeLeft Fork Mud RiverPublic
- Salt Rock / Madison CreekGuyandotte RiverPublic
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