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Flood Risk Comparison Report

(Incorporated Place Scale)

For comparison, this report summarizes the Cumulative Flood Risk Index as well as 25 flood factors in seven major risk categories for the selected Incorporated Places.

August 2025

Flood Risk Index Comparison

Table 1. Flood Risk Index: Below is a comparison of the Cumulative Flood Risk Index for the selected Incorporated Places.

 #  State Index Rank Incorporated Place County CUMULATIVE FLOOD RISK INDEX
Index Score Index Rating
1 1 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map Kanawha 100% VERY HIGH
2 4 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map Pocahontas 98.6% VERY HIGH
3 18 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map Nicholas 92.5% VERY HIGH
4 19 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map Greenbrier 92.1% VERY HIGH
5 82 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map Greenbrier 64.4% Relatively High
6 85 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map Webster 63.1% Relatively High

Risk Index Legend

Color for the 'VERY HIGH' rating VERY HIGH: 90% - 100%
Color for the 'Very High' rating Very High: 80% - 100%
Color for the 'Relatively High' rating Relatively High: 60% - 79.9%
Color for the 'Moderate' rating Moderate: 40% - 59.9%
Color for the 'Relatively Low' rating Relatively Low: 20% - 39.9%
Color for the 'Very Low' rating Very Low: 0% - 19.9%

Cumulative Flood Risk Index Map for Selected Incorporated Places

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Floodplain Characteristics Comparison

Table 2. Floodplain Characteristics: Below is a comparison of 4 flood factors under the Floodplain Characteristics category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Floodplain Characteristics CATEGORY SCORE
Floodplain Area Ratio Floodplain Length Ratio Flood Declared Disasters Flood Depth Median
1 22 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 24.1% 0.00389 Miles/Acre 24 6.4 Ft 90.7%
2 37 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 16.4% 0.00687 Miles/Acre 17 6.1 Ft 84.2%
3 40 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 31.5% 0.00630 Miles/Acre 15 4.0 Ft 82.8%
4 43 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 31.2% 0.00521 Miles/Acre 18 2.1 Ft 81.5%
5 70 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 23.1% 0.00461 Miles/Acre 18 1.8 Ft 69.7%
6 87 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 22.0% 0.00486 Miles/Acre 18 1.5 Ft 62.2%

Building Exposure Comparison

Table 3. Building Exposure: Below is a comparison of 4 flood factors under the Building Exposure category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Building Exposure CATEGORY SCORE
Building Floodplain Count Building Floodway Count Building Floodplain Ratio Building Density
1 3 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 336 47 33.7% 1.51 /Acre 99.1%
2 7 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 371 189 55.1% 0.75 /Acre 97.3%
3 15 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 286 136 21.3% 1.16 /Acre 93.8%
4 18 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 302 4 52.5% 1.29 /Acre 92.1%
5 21 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 302 105 18.2% 1.13 /Acre 91.2%
6 94 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 21 2 19.6% 0.60 /Acre 59.2%

Building Characteristics Comparison

Table 4. Building Characteristics: Below is a comparison of 6 flood factors under the Building Characteristics category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Building Characteristics CATEGORY SCORE
Building Median Value Bldg. Mobile Homes Ratio Bldg. Subgrade Basements Ratio Building 1-Story Ratio Bldg. Year Pre-FIRM Ratio Bldg. Year Minus Rated Post-FIRM Ratio
1 50 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map $49,000 6.4% 34.8% 75.5% 84.5% 10.9% 78.5%
2 123 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map $38,500 5.9% 6.8% 86.6% 98.8% 0.3% 46.0%
3 127 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map $53,950 0.8% 18.5% 78.5% 90.7% 1.0% 44.2%
4 132 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map $32,300 8.1% 23.3% 55.0% 89.4% 6.2% 42.5%
5 148 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map $19,100 17.2% 11.5% 74.0% 92.3% 0.7% 35.5%
6 165 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map $16,700 30.8% 14.3% 66.7% 95.3% 0.0% 28.0%

Critical Infrastructure Comparison

Table 5. Critical Infrastructure: Below is a comparison of 2 flood factors under the Critical Infrastructure category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Critical Infrastructure CATEGORY SCORE
Essential Facilities Roads Inundated Ratio
1 5 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 6 22.8% 98.2%
2 13 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 2 51.8% 94.7%
3 17 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 3 21.5% 92.9%
4 21 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 2 39.1% 91.2%
5 64 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 1 29.2% 72.3%
6 84 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 1 16.4% 63.1%

Community Assets Comparison

Table 6. Community Assets: Below is a comparison of 2 flood factors under the Community Assets category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Community Assets CATEGORY SCORE
Community Assets Historical Community Assets Non-Historical
1 4 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 54 15 98.6%
2 12 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 5 13 95.1%
3 13 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 9 8 94.7%
4 57 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 0 7 72.8%
5 64 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 0 6 68.8%
6 120 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 0 1 25.8%

Building Damage Loss Comparison

Table 7. Building Damage Loss: Below is a comparison of 4 flood factors under the Building Damage Loss category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place Building Damage Loss CATEGORY SCORE
Bldg. Substantial Damage Count Bldg. Substantial Damage Ratio Bldg. Previous Damage Claims Bldg. Repetitive Loss Structures
1 8 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 16 4.3% 585 252 96.9%
2 9 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 46 15.2% 122 24 96.4%
3 40 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 4 19.0% 21 11 82.8%
4 50 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 1 0.4% 144 66 78.5%
5 51 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 1 0.3% 154 35 78.0%
6 127 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 0 0.0% 89 2 44.7%

People / Social Vulnerabilities Comparison

Table 8. People / Social Vulnerabilities: Below is a comparison of 3 flood factors under the People / Social Vulnerabilities category for the selected Incorporated Places.

# STATE CATEGORY RANK Incorporated Place People / Social Vulnerabilities CATEGORY SCORE
Population in Floodplain Ratio Population Displaced Ratio WV Social Vulnerability Index
1 17 Rainelle - Incorporated View on Map 45.6% 38.3% 84.6% 92.9%
2 23 Marlinton - Incorporated View on Map 84.6% 76.0% 60.4% 90.3%
3 35 Richwood - Incorporated View on Map 23.8% 16.9% 92.5% 85.0%
4 45 Clendenin - Incorporated View on Map 66.8% 63.0% 36.6% 80.7%
5 93 Camden-On-Gauley - Incorporated View on Map 23.3% 15.9% 27.3% 59.6%
6 94 White Sulphur Springs - Incorporated View on Map 25.8% 17.5% 21.1% 59.2%


Risk Indicator data last updated August 2024