USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 03197950 ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV

Kanawha County, West Virginia

Hydrologic Unit Code 050500070909

Latitude 38°21'29", Longitude 81°37'38" NAD27

Drainage area 1,532.0 square miles

Gage datum 541.66 feet above NAVD88

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
2018	2018-09-28	38.51²	33,700⁶
2019	2018-12-22	39.32²	24,000⁶
2020	2019-12-17	33.77²	27,100⁶
2021	2021-03-01	46.43²	46,500⁶
2022	2022-05-07	33.33²	34,900⁶
2023	2023-02-17	38.30²	25,300⁶
2024	2024-04-12	32.36²	31,900⁶

Peak Gage-Height Qualification Codes.

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow
URL: https://staging.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/peak?

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Page Last Modified: 2026-01-21 03:05:50 EST
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