Red Creek at Laneville water level

Name: Red Creek at Laneville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Red Creek, West Virginia, United States

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Water level

2.00ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 01:00 AM EDT (19 min ago)

Water temperature: 49 °F

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Red Creek at Laneville reads 2.00 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 01:00 AM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has dropped 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.99 ft and 3.42 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −1.17 ft. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 49 °F.

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

Floating and fishing near Red Creek at Laneville

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.22 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 61° 42° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 59° 40° – Wind 8 mph

22 Thu 61° 38° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 59° 40° – Wind 5 mph

24 Sat 61° 37° – Wind 5 mph

25 Sun 66° 41° – Wind 3 mph

26 Mon 67° 45° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dry Fork at GladwinRiver gauge, Dry Fork	4.59 ft	Below flood stage	−0.24 ft	8 mi
North F South Branch Potomac River at CabinsRiver gauge, North F South Branch Potomac River	316 cfs	Very high	−55.0 cfs	9 mi
Blackwater River at DavisRiver gauge, Blackwater River	2.54 ft	Below flood stage	−0.21 ft	11 mi
South Branch Potomac River near PetersburgRiver gauge, South Branch Potomac River	5.28 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	12 mi
Dry Fork at HendricksRiver gauge, Dry Fork	2.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.21 ft	14 mi
Cheat River near ParsonsRiver gauge, Cheat River	4.79 ft	Below flood stage	−0.40 ft	18 mi
Shavers Fork below BowdenRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	4.84 ft	Below flood stage	−0.22 ft	20 mi
Shavers Fork at BemisRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	4.06 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	21 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 Red Creek at Laneville today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:00 AM EDT, the water level was 2.00 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Red Creek at Laneville rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 1.17 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Red Creek at Laneville 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:03063723 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.97338, -79.39976 (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	2.00 ft	2026-10-21 05:00	Provisional
Water temperature	49 °F	2026-10-21 05:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Red Creek at Laneville (usgs:03063723). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/west-virginia/red-creek-at-laneville

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