# # U.S. Geological Survey # National Water Information System # Retrieved: 2025-07-08 06:36:49 EDT # # ---------------------------------- WARNING ---------------------------------------- # Some of the data that you have obtained from this U.S. Geological Survey database # may not have received Director's approval. Any such data values are qualified # as provisional and are subject to revision. Provisional data are released on the # condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable # for any damages resulting from its use. # # More data may be available offline. # For more information on these data, contact USGS Water Data Inquiries. # This file contains the annual peak streamflow data. # # This information includes the following fields: # # agency_cd Agency Code # site_no USGS station number # peak_dt Date of peak streamflow (format YYYY-MM-DD) # peak_tm Time of peak streamflow (24 hour format, 00:00 - 23:59) # peak_va Annual peak streamflow value in cfs # peak_cd Peak Discharge-Qualification codes (see explanation below) # gage_ht Gage height for the associated peak streamflow in feet # gage_ht_cd Gage height qualification codes # year_last_pk Peak streamflow reported is the highest since this year # ag_dt Date of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak) # ag_tm Time of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht maximum Gage height for water year in feet (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht_cd maximum Gage height code # # Sites in this file include: # USGS 03197000 ELK RIVER AT QUEEN SHOALS, WV # # Peak Streamflow-Qualification Codes(peak_cd): # 1 ... Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average # 2 ... Discharge is an Estimate # 3 ... Discharge affected by Dam Failure # 4 ... Discharge less than indicated value, # which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site # 5 ... Discharge affected to unknown degree by # Regulation or Diversion # 6 ... Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion # 7 ... Discharge is an Historic Peak # 8 ... Discharge actually greater than indicated value # 9 ... Discharge due to Snowmelt, Hurricane, # Ice-Jam or Debris Dam breakup # A ... Year of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # C ... All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, # Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # O ... Opportunistic value not from systematic data collection # R ... Revised # # Gage height qualification codes(gage_ht_cd,ag_gage_ht_cd): # 1 ... Gage height affected by backwater # 2 ... Gage height not the maximum for the year # 3 ... Gage height at different site and(or) datum # 4 ... Gage height below minimum recordable elevation # 5 ... Gage height is an estimate # 6 ... Gage datum changed during this year # 7 ... Debris, mud, or hyper-concentrated flow # 8 ... Gage height tidally affected # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # R ... Revised # # agency_cd site_no peak_dt peak_tm peak_va peak_cd gage_ht gage_ht_cd year_last_pk ag_dt ag_tm ag_gage_ht ag_gage_ht_cd 5s 15s 10d 6s 8s 33s 8s 27s 4s 10d 6s 8s 27s USGS 03197000 1918-03-13 37.20 USGS 03197000 1928-12-01 30800 17.66 USGS 03197000 1929-10-03 39700 22.34 USGS 03197000 1931-08-22 23900 14.86 USGS 03197000 1932-07-05 72000 29.20 1918 USGS 03197000 1933-01-22 29800 16.62 USGS 03197000 1934-03-04 25600 15.43 USGS 03197000 1935-03-12 31100 17.88 USGS 03197000 1936-03-25 36300 21.25 USGS 03197000 1937-08-25 17000 12.67 USGS 03197000 1937-10-29 44000 23.90 USGS 03197000 1939-02-03 59100 26.59 USGS 03197000 1940-06-27 23600 14.92 USGS 03197000 1941-04-07 15000 12.32 USGS 03197000 1942-08-24 19700 13.76 USGS 03197000 1942-12-30 30300 18.20 USGS 03197000 1944-02-23 26700 16.20 USGS 03197000 1945-01-01 30600 19.47 USGS 03197000 1946-01-08 21000 14.71 USGS 03197000 1947-03-26 17300 13.19 USGS 03197000 1948-02-15 25900 17.39 USGS 03197000 1948-12-17 22500 15.51 USGS 03197000 1950-02-01 34700 21.00 USGS 03197000 1951-02-01 38800 21.90 USGS 03197000 1952-01-28 25500 17.20 USGS 03197000 1953-06-17 19700 14.25 USGS 03197000 1954-07-22 29400 19.26 USGS 03197000 1955-03-06 29400 19.26 USGS 03197000 1956-06-02 22700 15.98 USGS 03197000 1957-01-30 44200 23.03 USGS 03197000 1958-08-09 29200 19.18 USGS 03197000 1959-01-23 17900 13.82 USGS 03197000 1960-03-31 20800 15.13 USGS 03197000 1961-07-20 16500 6 13.24 USGS 03197000 1962-02-27 24000 6 16.66 USGS 03197000 1963-03-20 20400 6 14.93 USGS 03197000 1964-03-16 14000 6 12.17 USGS 03197000 1965-03-26 24100 6 16.74 USGS 03197000 1966-05-01 22100 6 15.00 USGS 03197000 1967-03-15 45500 6 24.73 USGS 03197000 1968-03-12 26200 6 16.71 USGS 03197000 1969-03-26 10500 6 10.16 USGS 03197000 1969-12-31 32000 6 19.11 USGS 03197000 1971-09-14 21200 6 14.64 USGS 03197000 1972-02-26 33300 6 19.68 USGS 03197000 1972-12-09 20000 6 14.11 USGS 03197000 1973-11-28 25700 6 16.49 USGS 03197000 1975-04-29 16900 6 12.85 USGS 03197000 1976-01-01 20700 6 14.41 USGS 03197000 1976-10-09 27500 6 17.24 USGS 03197000 1978-01-26 35900 6 20.74 USGS 03197000 1978-12-09 36700 6 21.08 USGS 03197000 1979-10-10 21500 6 14.79 USGS 03197000 1981-05-29 12400 6 11.69 USGS 03197000 1982-01-23 9340 6 10.18 USGS 03197000 1983-04-25 16000 6 13.61 USGS 03197000 1984-03-29 17700 6 14.50 USGS 03197000 1985-05-24 15500 6 13.35 USGS 03197000 1985-11-29 21700 6 16.40 USGS 03197000 1987-01-20 14100 6 12.63 USGS 03197000 1988-05-07 8360 6 9.71 USGS 03197000 1989-03-07 20100 6 15.67 USGS 03197000 1990-06-10 20800 6 15.99 USGS 03197000 1990-12-31 17800 6 14.55 USGS 03197000 1991-12-03 33400 6 21.22 USGS 03197000 1993-03-05 13900 6 12.53 USGS 03197000 1994-05-08 29800 6 19.85 USGS 03197000 1995-05-19 17100 6 14.21 USGS 03197000 1996-07-31 29300 6 19.64 USGS 03197000 1997-03-02 45100 6 25.36 USGS 03197000 1998-06-29 15400 6 13.30 USGS 03197000 1999-01-24 9650 6 10.34 USGS 03197000 2000-02-19 21900 6 16.47 USGS 03197000 2001-05-19 20600 6 15.90 USGS 03197000 2002-04-28 22300 6 16.68 USGS 03197000 2003-02-17 33000 6 21.09 USGS 03197000 2003-11-19 39200 6 23.34 USGS 03197000 2005-03-09 9440 6 9.98 USGS 03197000 2006-07-15 13200 6 12.09 USGS 03197000 2007-04-15 23700 6 17.28 USGS 03197000 2008-05-10 16700 6 14.01 USGS 03197000 2009-01-08 16300 6 13.52 USGS 03197000 2010-03-13 16400 6 13.57 USGS 03197000 2011-03-01 16100 6 13.39 USGS 03197000 2011-11-23 18900 6 14.94 USGS 03197000 2013-01-16 19400 6 15.23 USGS 03197000 2013-12-07 30800 6 20.24 USGS 03197000 2015-07-11 26600 6 18.50 USGS 03197000 2016-06-24 82700 6 33.31 USGS 03197000 2017-01-04 13:30 13000 6 12.44 USGS 03197000 2018-09-28 06:30 28400 6 19.28 USGS 03197000 2018-12-22 06:15 15700 6 13.65 USGS 03197000 2020-02-11 18:45 16300 6 14.20 USGS 03197000 2021-03-01 14:30 37500 6 22.80 USGS 03197000 2022-05-07 20:00 24000 6 17.70 USGS 03197000 2023-02-17 15:30 15600 6 13.83 USGS 03197000 2024-02-13 16:30 20700 6 16.27