Rivers in Virginia

Broad Run near Bristow

Prince William County, VirginiaNWS BRSV2Sterling office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood9.50 ft
Action8.50 ft
  1. 20.00 ftWater approaches the runways at Manassas Regional Airport.
  2. 16.00 ftWater approaches backyards in the Kingsbrooke neighborhood.
  3. 9.50 ftPiper Lane is flooded near Manassas Airport. Trails near the stream are also flooded.
  4. 8.50 ftTrails near the stream begin to flood. People should move away from the stream.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 2017.

#DateStage
1July 17, 202514.89 ft
2January 10, 202414.53 ft
3July 22, 201814.20 ft
4March 22, 201913.99 ft
5August 22, 201813.42 ft
6December 16, 201813.35 ft
7December 23, 202213.29 ft
8September 28, 201812.89 ft
9April 16, 201812.44 ft
10August 12, 201712.07 ft
11July 6, 201712.06 ft
12August 1, 201811.43 ft
13November 25, 201810.80 ft
14April 13, 202010.55 ft
15May 19, 201810.46 ft
16June 24, 201810.17 ft
17January 25, 201910.03 ft
18May 5, 20199.98 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 17, 2025: 14.89 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 14.53 ft
  • December 23, 2022: 13.29 ft
  • April 13, 2020: 10.55 ft
  • May 5, 2019: 9.98 ft
  • March 22, 2019: 13.99 ft
  • January 25, 2019: 10.03 ft
  • December 16, 2018: 13.35 ft
  • November 25, 2018: 10.80 ft
  • September 28, 2018: 12.89 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.