USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03212980 DRY FORK AT BEARTOWN, WV
LOCATION - Lat 37°23'43", long 81°48'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, McDowell County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05070201, on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 80/3, 0.4 mi upstream from Grapevine Branch, and at mile 7.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 209 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1985 to September 1993, October 1993 to September 1996 (annual maximum only), October 1996 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,055.40 ft above NAVD 88 (1,056.00 ft above NGVD 29). Maximum discharge, 15,900 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 11,700 ft³/s.