Rivers in Virginia
Chestnut Creek at Galax
Below flood stage
1.83ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 7.00 ft
- Record crest
- 12.93 ft1975
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 13.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 11.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 7.00 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 7.00 ftParts of Chestnut Drive are flooded.
Crest history
53 crests on NOAA’s list since 1944.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 17, 1975 | 12.93 ft |
| 2 | November 19, 2003 | 11.91 ft |
| 3 | September 27, 2024 | 11.46 ft |
| 4 | September 30, 1959 | 11.25 ft |
| 5 | May 28, 1973 | 11.07 ft |
| 6 | December 7, 1950 | 10.80 ft |
| 7 | September 22, 1979 | 10.43 ft |
| 8 | August 17, 1994 | 10.43 ft |
| 9 | October 11, 2018 | 9.77 ft |
| 10 | March 11, 1952 | 9.60 ft |
| 11 | June 17, 1949 | 9.58 ft |
| 12 | September 22, 1989 | 9.53 ft |
| 13 | September 17, 2018 | 9.05 ft |
| 14 | January 19, 1996 | 8.77 ft |
| 15 | February 13, 1966 | 8.69 ft |
| 16 | November 16, 1989 | 8.44 ft |
| 17 | March 1, 1954 | 8.17 ft |
| 18 | April 20, 2015 | 8.12 ft |
| 19 | June 21, 1972 | 7.92 ft |
| 20 | May 29, 1975 | 7.78 ft |
| 21 | October 20, 1944 | 7.48 ft |
| 22 | January 8, 1998 | 7.32 ft |
| 23 | March 6, 2011 | 6.80 ft |
| 24 | November 9, 1962 | 6.78 ft |
| 25 | May 27, 2009 | 6.72 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 27, 2024: 11.46 ft
- January 9, 2024: 6.71 ft
- November 12, 2020: 6.21 ft
- October 29, 2020: 5.18 ft
- October 11, 2018: 9.77 ft
- September 17, 2018: 9.05 ft
- May 5, 2017: 5.82 ft
- November 19, 2015: 5.05 ft
- April 20, 2015: 8.12 ft
- November 29, 2011: 4.73 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.