PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

LOCATION.--Lat 38°17'43", long 80°31'36", NAD 27, Nicholas County, 
        Hydrologic Unit 05050005, Monongahela National Forest, on left 
        bank 30 ft downstream from U.S. Forest Service highway bridge, 
        0.6 mi upstream from Barrenshe Run, 5.0 mi north of Richwood, 
        and at mile 5.6.
DRAINAGE AREA.--80.4 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1944 to December 1951, June 1964 to September 
        1982, March 1984 to September 2001 (measurements, daily mean 
        discharges, and annual maximums); October 2001 to September 2004 
        (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual maximums, and 
        discharges at one hour or less intervals); October 2004 to 
        current year (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual 
        maximums, and gage heights and discharges at one hour or less 
        intervals).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR WV-97-1: 1946(M), 1948(M), 1954(M), 1967(P), 
        1970(M), 1972-79(M), 1980-81(P), 1986(P), 1989(P), 1991-92(M), 
        1994(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Elevation of gage 
        is approximately 2,100 ft above NGVD 29, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.--Gage-height data for water years 1972-79 provided by 
        U.S. Forest Service.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 19, 1954, reached a 
        stage of 12.22 ft, discharge, 12,200 ft3/s, from floodmarks, 
        present site and datum.

This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:
        State of West Virginia
        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District