Levees / By state / West Virginia
Levee systems in West Virginia
21 systems on the federal register, with 33,997 people recorded living behind the 20 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
21
current records
People behind them
33,997
across 20 systems
Miles of levee
22
across 17 systems
Not accredited
19%
4 of 21
01
Every system in West Virginia
21 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington, WV, LPP | Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 9,100 | 3.70 miles |
| PARKERSBURG, WV, LPP | Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia | Accredited | 5,489 | 1.78 miles |
| Elkins, WV – Tygart River | Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia | Accredited | 5,247 | 0.62 miles |
| Ceredo-Kenova, WV LPP | Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia | Accredited | 4,256 | 2.71 miles |
| Huntington, WV, LPP - Guyandotte | Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia | Accredited | 2,913 | 0.85 miles |
| North Petersburg | Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia | Accredited | 1,553 | 2.15 miles |
| POINT PLEASANT, WV, LPP | Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1,298 | 0.88 miles |
| North Moorefield | Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1,183 | 2.51 miles |
| Williamson, WV, LPP | Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia | Accredited | 854 | Not published |
| West Williamson, WV, LPP | Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia | Accredited | 532 | 0.02 miles |
| Ridgeley | Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia | See FIRM Panel for more information | 474 | 1.36 miles |
| South Moorefield | Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 417 | 1.73 miles |
| Benwood, WV | Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia | Non-Accredited | 351 | 0.35 miles |
| West Bayard | Bayard, Grant County, West Virginia | Non-Accredited | 77 | 0.28 miles |
| South Petersburg | Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia | Accredited | 74 | 2.19 miles |
| East Bayard | Bayard, Grant County, West Virginia | Non-Accredited | 59 | 0.12 miles |
| Matewan, WV, LPP | Matewan, Mingo County, West Virginia | Accredited | 49 | Not published |
| Blaine | Mineral County, West Virginia | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 42 | 0.29 miles |
| Blackwater River Levee (Right Bank) | Hendricks, Tucker County, West Virginia | Non-Accredited | 29 | 0.41 miles |
| Buckhannon, WV - Buckhannon River | Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia | Not published | 0 | Not published |
| Elkins, WV - Diversion Channel | Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.