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SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER BELOW MACFARLAN, WV

RITCHIE COUNTY, WV39.0790°N, -81.2123°W Updated 54 min ago

FLOW RATE

52.4cfs

GAUGE HT

4.43ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

52.4cfs 69.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 68–91 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

103cfs

PERIOD LOW

52.4cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.43ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

24.2in

≈ normal

24.22 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 27.92 in).

YTD Total

24.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.2–35.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.71" · normal 3.92" (2.3–5.7)

Jan

Feb: 1.92" · normal 3.84" (2.2–6.1)

Feb

Mar: 6.85" · normal 4.69" (2.5–6.8)

Mar

Apr: 3.13" · normal 4.45" (2.5–5.9)

Apr

May: 4.73" · normal 5.20" (2.6–7.5)

May

Jun: 4.15" · normal 4.88" (3.0–7.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.73" (so far)· normal 5.27" (3.2–7.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.97" (2.5–5.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.89" (1.8–6.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.37" (1.4–5.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.48" (2.1–5.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.99" (2.3–6.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:53 AM

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39.0790, -81.2123

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 11:15 UTC

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