Dry Fork at Job water level

Name: Dry Fork at Job water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Dry Fork, West Virginia, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.28ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:25 PM EDT (18 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Dry Fork at Job is 2.28 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.28 ft and 2.77 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.30 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 58° 40° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 59° 42° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 64° 40° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 62° 39° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 60° 41° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 57° 36° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 63° 35° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 11 hr, 3 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on Dry Fork

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dry Fork at GladwinRiver gauge, Dry Fork	4.94 ft	Below flood stage	−0.46 ft	10 mi
Dry Fork at HendricksRiver gauge, Dry Fork	3.14 ft	Below flood stage	−0.30 ft	14 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shavers Fork at BemisRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	4.28 ft	Below flood stage	−0.24 ft	11 mi
Shavers Fork below BowdenRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	5.18 ft	Below flood stage	−0.39 ft	12 mi
Tygart Valley River near ElkinsRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	4.16 ft	Below flood stage	−1.18 ft	18 mi
Tygart Valley River near DaileyRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	2.72 ft	Below flood stage	−0.57 ft	18 mi
Blackwater River at DavisRiver gauge, Blackwater River	2.89 ft	Below flood stage	−0.50 ft	18 mi
Cheat River near ParsonsRiver gauge, Cheat River	5.45 ft	Below flood stage	−0.75 ft	18 mi
North F South Branch Potomac River at CabinsRiver gauge, North F South Branch Potomac River	409 cfs	High	−95.0 cfs	19 mi
South Branch Potomac River at FranklinRiver gauge, South Branch Potomac River	2.20 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	20 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Dry Fork at Job today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:25 PM EDT, the water level was 2.28 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Dry Fork at Job rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Dry Fork at Job normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03063550 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.87217, -79.55731 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.28 ft	2026-10-19 18:25	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Dry Fork at Job (usgs:03063550). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/west-virginia/dry-fork-at-job

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer