Fayette County, West Virginia
About Fayette Current
New River Gorge weather and river levels, in one daily check.
Fayette Current is an independent project for people who live here and people coming to visit. It brings weather, river readings, recent trends, rainfall and access notices together so you can see what has changed and what to check next.
Start with today’s conditions, or compare river runs for the New, Gauley and Meadow.
Where the information comes from
The source links beside readings and notices take you to the underlying information. Fayette Current is independent of the organizations listed here; a link does not imply their endorsement.
- National Weather Service
- Forecasts, weather observations and alerts. The daily forecast uses a Fayetteville-area point; regional station readings describe conditions at that station.
- USGS Water Data
- River gauge measurements. Each run’s detail page identifies its gauge, units and reading time.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Summersville Dam outflow and published Gauley release schedules. A planned release and an observed flow are different kinds of evidence.
- NOAA Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS)
- Rainfall estimates sampled near the places shown. A nearby estimate does not describe rainfall everywhere in a watershed.
- National Park Service
- Published access information and closure notices for New River Gorge. An access point’s listing alone does not confirm that its road is open today.
- American Whitewater
- Published river ranges and run context. These are attributed references, separate from government measurements and current access notices.
Readings, trends and estimates
The time beside a reading is when the source observed it. A forecast describes what may happen; a rainfall estimate describes recent rain. Charts help show how the readings have changed.
Some displayed values are calculated. For example, the Lower New’s Fayette Station level is derived from measured flow at Thurmond. Gauge feet are a reference scale, not the depth of the river where you are standing.
When information is delayed
Sources update on different schedules. Check the time and freshness beside the information you need. When a feed fails, the site keeps its last-known evidence and marks it stale when it falls outside that source’s freshness window. Missing information stays unknown; it does not mean zero rain or open access.
Water ranges do not account for every hazard, your group’s skills or changing access. Before heading out, check the linked primary sources, weather and access notices. For a guided trip, confirm current plans with your outfitter.