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Gauley River at Summersville Lake

A gauge on the Gauley River in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Its stage was 8.27 ft as of Oct 15, 7:00 AM EDT.

Gauge SUMW2Nicholas County, West VirginiaEvery gauge in West Virginia

Stage now
8.27 ftreported Oct 15, 7:00 AM EDT
24 hour change
Rose 0.05 ftsince Oct 14, 7:00 AM
Elevation
1,667 ftabove sea level
County
Nicholas County
Position
38.2333° N, 80.8833° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Gauley River at Summersville Lake

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 7 days at Gauley River at Summersville Lake: the water from 8.03 to 11.03 feet of stage, the latest 8.27 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 11.03 FT, OCT 9, 7:00 AM · LOW 8.03 FT, OCT 13, 7:30 AM89101112Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 168.27
Latest
8.27 ftOct 15, 7:00 AM
Highest
11.03 ftOct 9, 7:00 AM
Lowest
8.03 ftOct 13, 7:30 AM
Range
3.00 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 2.76 ftsince Oct 9, 7:00 AM
Readings
7
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 15, 7:00 AM8.27
Oct 14, 7:00 AM8.22
Oct 13, 7:30 AM8.03
Oct 12, 7:00 AM11.03
Oct 11, 7:00 AM11.03
Oct 10, 7:00 AM11.03
Oct 9, 7:00 AM11.03
Water level, 30 days at Gauley River at Summersville Lake: the water from 7.79 to 12.35 feet of stage, the latest 8.27 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 12.35 FT, SEP 29, 7:00 AM · LOW 7.79 FT, SEP 16, 7:00 AM68101214Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 118.27
Latest
8.27 ftOct 15, 7:00 AM
Highest
12.35 ftSep 29, 7:00 AM
Lowest
7.79 ftSep 16, 7:00 AM
Range
4.56 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.48 ftsince Sep 16, 7:00 AM
Readings
27
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 158.278.278.278.271
Oct 148.228.228.228.221
Oct 138.038.038.038.031
Oct 1211.0311.0311.0311.031
Oct 1111.0311.0311.0311.031
Oct 1011.0311.0311.0311.031
Oct 911.0311.0311.0311.031
Oct 77.847.847.847.841
Oct 68.248.248.248.241
Oct 511.0011.0011.0011.001
Oct 411.0411.0411.0411.041
Oct 311.0411.0411.0411.041
Oct 211.0411.0411.0411.041
Oct 18.178.178.178.171
Sep 3012.3212.3212.3212.321
Sep 2912.3512.3512.3512.351
Sep 2811.0411.0411.0411.041
Sep 2711.0211.0211.0211.021
Sep 2611.0211.0211.0211.021
Sep 2511.0411.0411.0411.041
Sep 2411.9011.9011.9011.901
Sep 2312.2512.2512.2512.251
Sep 2110.7410.7410.7410.741
Sep 2011.0511.0511.0511.051
Sep 1911.0211.0211.0211.021
Sep 1811.0011.0011.0011.001
Sep 167.797.797.797.791

How it reports

Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule, 168 reports in all
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 45 minfrom Oct 8, 11:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:45 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 22 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score95.9of 100

West Virginia median
92.4the median score of 711 stations
Scoring higher
227stations in West Virginia
Sharing its score
32ranks 228 to 259
Points deducted
4.12.4 arrival, 0.9 accuracy, 0.6 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; West Virginia median 95.6, 100.0, 93.9
Next above
384911079351701rank 228; ahead on reports received 100% against 99.4%
Next below
SULW2rank 245; behind on longest silence 105 min against 120 min
Sharing its rank
4other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsWest Virginia median 89.9167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.57.7 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 87.5half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWest Virginia median 100.0longest silence 1.8 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.1 of 20 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 95.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.4 of 10 points, at the medianWest Virginia median 93.9-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Gauley River at Summersville Lake

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.