Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek water level

Name: Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek 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, Tygart Valley River, West Virginia, United States

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Water level

4.47ft Down 0.30 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT (13 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek reads 4.47 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has dropped 0.30 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.47 ft and 5.53 ft.

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

Floating and fishing near Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek

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: 0.99 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 50° 41° 0.09 in, 87% Wind 12 mph

18 Sun 58° 37° – Wind 4 mph

19 Mon 64° 41° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 62° 41° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 65° 42° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 62° 42° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 65° 40° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 11 hr, 1 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the Tygart Valley River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tygart Valley River at Valley HeadRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	2.80 ft	No reference yet	−0.13 ft	13 mi
Tygart Valley River near DaileyRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	2.33 ft	Below flood stage	−0.39 ft	7 mi
Tygart Valley River near ElkinsRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	3.84 ft	Below flood stage	−0.32 ft	14 mi
Tygart Valley River at BelingtonRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	4.16 ft	Below flood stage	−0.64 ft	21 mi
Tygart Valley River at PhilippiRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	5.30 ft	Below flood stage	−0.44 ft	29 mi
Tygart Valley River at Tygart Dam near GraftonRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	5,900 cfs	Very high	−170.0 cfs	41 mi
Tygart Valley River at ColfaxRiver gauge, Tygart Valley River	5,940 cfs	Very high	−140.0 cfs	49 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middle Fork River at AdolphRiver gauge, Middle Fork River	4.01 ft	Below flood stage	−0.15 ft	4.7 mi
Shavers Fork near Cheat BridgeRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	5.19 ft	Below flood stage	−0.16 ft	9 mi
Shavers Fork at BemisRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	4.13 ft	Below flood stage	−0.15 ft	13 mi
Middle Fork River at EllamoreRiver gauge, Middle Fork River	4.16 ft	Below flood stage	−0.36 ft	15 mi
Greenbrier River at DurbinRiver gauge, Greenbrier River	1.90 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	15 mi
Buckhannon River at AltonRiver gauge, Buckhannon River	6.00 ft	Below flood stage	−0.23 ft	15 mi
Shavers Fork below BowdenRiver gauge, Shavers Fork	4.93 ft	Below flood stage	−0.25 ft	16 mi
Sand Run near BuckhannonRiver gauge, Sand Run	2.09 ft	Below flood stage	−0.19 ft	19 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 Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT, the water level was 4.47 ft. Down 0.30 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.30 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek 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:03049975 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.73167, -79.95964 (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	4.47 ft	2026-10-20 18:35	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek (usgs:03049975). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/west-virginia/tygart-valley-river-at-mill-creek

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