Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, Morgan County WV (GCPW2)
Gage Location: Morgan County, West Virginia	Site Location: Morgan County, West Virginia
Latitude: 39.5822	Longitude: -78.31	Elevation: 456.6 ft. MSL	Drainage Area: 675 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 9 ft.	Moderate Stage: 16 ft.	Major Stage: 20 ft.
First Flood: 1926-11-16	Last Flood: 2013-05-08 Crest: 12.39 ft.	Datum change: 2012-09-27	Number of Floods: 73

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Year Before Datum Change	Number of Floods
1889	0
1890	0
1891	0
1892	0
1893	0
1894	0
1895	0
1896	0
1897	0
1898	0
1899	0
1900	0
1901	0
1902	0
1903	0
1904	0
1905	0
1906	0
1907	0
1908	0
1909	0
1910	0
1911	0
1912	0
1913	0
1914	0
1915	0
1916	0
1917	0
1918	0
1919	0
1920	0
1921	0
1922	0
1923	0
1924	0
1925	0
1926	1
1927	0
1928	1
1929	2
1930	0
1931	0
1932	1
1933	1
1934	1
1935	0
1936	1
1937	2
1938	0
1939	1
1940	1
1941	0
1942	2
1943	0
1944	1
1945	1
1946	0
1947	0
1948	1
1949	1
1950	2
1951	0
1952	2
1953	0
1954	1
1955	1
1956	1
1957	1
1958	0
1959	1
1960	1
1961	1
1962	1
1963	1
1964	1
1965	1
1966	0
1967	1
1968	1
1969	0
1970	1
1971	1
1972	1
1973	2
1974	0
1975	1
1976	2
1977	0
1978	1
1979	1
1980	1
1981	0
1982	1
1983	1
1984	1
1985	2
1986	0
1987	1
1988	1
1989	1
1990	0
1991	1
1992	1
1993	2
1994	0
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
1998	0
1999	0
2000	1
2001	0
2002	0
2003	2
2004	0
2005	2
2006	0
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1
2010	1
2011	0

Year After Datum Change	Number of Floods
2012	1
2013	2

Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 11:56 AM May 09, 2013