USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03197950 ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV
LOCATION - Lat 38°21'29", long 81°37'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Kanawha County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05050007, on right bank at southeast corner of Piggly Wiggly grocery store parking lot, 500 feet upstream from Spring Street bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from confluence with Kanawha River. AVM sensor mounted on a slide rail 30 feet streamward attached to abandoned steel loading dock.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,532 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2018 to present.
GAGE - Water stage recorder and velocity sensor. Datum of gage is 541.66 ft above NAVD88.