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Tug Fork River at Welch

Critical Stages
15' - Action
17' - Flood
19' - Moderate
20' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:45 PM EST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 3.92 ft

Flow: 0.212 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:45 PM 12/16 3.92 0.212
12:30 PM 12/16 4.07 0.248
12:15 PM 12/16 4.14 0.266
12:00 PM 12/16 4.18 0.276
11:45 AM 12/16 4.27 0.301
11:30 AM 12/16 4.27 0.301
11:15 AM 12/16 4.24 0.292
11:00 AM 12/16 4.27 0.301
10:45 AM 12/16 4.28 0.304
10:30 AM 12/16 4.24 0.292
10:15 AM 12/16 4.22 0.287
10:00 AM 12/16 4.21 0.284
9:45 AM 12/16 4.21 0.284
9:30 AM 12/16 4.2 0.282
9:15 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
9:00 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
8:45 AM 12/16 4.17 0.274
8:30 AM 12/16 4.17 0.274
8:15 AM 12/16 4.17 0.274
8:00 AM 12/16 4.17 0.274
7:45 AM 12/16 4.18 0.276
7:30 AM 12/16 4.18 0.276
7:15 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
7:00 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
6:45 AM 12/16 4.2 0.282
6:30 AM 12/16 4.2 0.282
6:15 AM 12/16 4.2 0.282
6:00 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
5:45 AM 12/16 4.17 0.274
5:30 AM 12/16 4.19 0.279
Hydrograph for Tug Fork River at Welch
20' - Hemphill area is flooded. Other homes and businesses along the river in Welch are flooded.
19' - Flooding of homes near bridge next to gage. Tug Road, Slick Rock Road, and Wilson Street in Hemphill area are flooded.
18' - Wilson Street and Slick Rock Road begin to flood in the Hemphill area.
17' - Church parking lot in Hemphill begins to flood. Route 16 dip between Hemphill and Welch starts to flood.
DateStage (ft)
May 2, 2002 22.1
Feb 16, 2025 22.1
Jul 8, 2001 19.77
Nov 19, 2003 15.17
May 16, 1996 13.41
Feb 6, 2020 12.92
Apr 24, 1987 11.9
Feb 22, 2003 11.63
Feb 11, 1994 11.45
Jan 31, 2013 10.86
May 6, 1989 10.65
Apr 17, 1998 10.4
Apr 14, 2004 10.17
Mar 24, 1993 9.63
Feb 10, 1990 9.02
Dec 2, 1991 8.04
Mar 30, 1991 7.45
Dec 25, 1987 5.22

Data provided by the National Weather Service.