Gauge Description:

The Webster Springs gauge is located 17 river miles downstream of the put-in.It is on river right immediately before the bridge crossing the river. It has an outside staff gauge that can be read directly. No major tributaries and just a few small tributaries flow into the Elk between this gauge and the put-in. Thus this gauge gives a very good indication of the stage and flow paddlers will experience of this section.
The NWS sets 10' as flood stage.
There is a visual gauge on the CR 15/4 bridge pier at Cherry Falls.This is several miles above the put-in at the city park on Bakers Island. This gauge reads 4.0' lower then the Webster Springs gauge at recommended paddling levels. Be aware that the Back Fork joins the Elk River below this visual gauge.

ELK R BL WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV [ WV ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 2.86 16 10/10 11:30 Station Graphs

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Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
WV	Birch— Boggs to Birch River (town)	II+(IV)	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Birch— Cora Brown Bridge to the confluence of Diatter Run	I-III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Buffalo Creek (Elk trib)— 1. Confluence with Taylor Creek to Cressmont	I-II	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Buffalo Creek (Elk trib)— 2. Cressmont to Clay	I-II	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River— 1. Slatyfork to Elk Springs (fish hatchery)	II-III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River— 2. Elk Springs(fish hatchery) to Bergoo	II-III+(IV)	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River— 3. Bergoo to Webster Springs	II-III(IV)	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River— 4. Webster Springs to CR7 bridge and gauging station	II-III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River, Back Fork— 1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt)	II-III+	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River, Back Fork— 2. Confluence of Sugar Creek(Skelt) to Big Sycamore(Breece)	II-IV	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River, Back Fork— 3. Big Sycamore (Breece) to Webster Springs	II+	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Elk River, Old Field Fork— Confluence of Crooked Fork to Slaty Fork(town)	I-III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Grassy Creek— Orndoff Church to confluence with the Right Fork of the Holly River near Diana	III-IV	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Holly River, Laurel Fork of Left Fork— Holly River State Park to confluence with Left Fork	III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Holly River, Left Fork— Hacker Valley to Mill Dam	II-III	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Holly River, Right Fork— 1. Jumbo to confluence of Grassy Creek near Diana	III-IV	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Holly River, Right Fork— 2. Confluence of Grassy Creek near Diana to confluence of Left Fork	I-II	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Laurel Creek (Elk River tributary)— 1. Confluence with McAvoy Run to Erbacon	III-IV	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Laurel Creek (Elk River tributary)— 2. Erbacon to Centralia	III-IV+	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Leatherwood Creek— Confluence of right fork to Elk River near Hartland	I-II(III)	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Leatherwood Creek— Forks of creek to Elk River at Bergoo	III-IV	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Little Birch River— US 19 to confluence of Birch River	I-II	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30
WV	Sugar Creek— Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk	II-III(IV)	2.86 ft	low	10/10 11:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	1438
USGS Station:	03194700
HUC:	05050007
Latitude:	38.5972
Longitude:	-80.4906
Class:	4

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