Rivers in Virginia

Clinch River at Blackford

Russell County, VirginiaNWS CLIV2Morristown office

Below flood stage
4.91ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 5:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
10.50 ft
Record crest
16.82 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood10.50 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 21.00 ftWater gets into crawl space of Gardner Church and onto the main floor of the house next door.
  2. 18.00 ftThe driveway into Herndon Park begins to flood.
  3. 13.00 ftLow spot on Cedar Cliff Road near the boat access floods.
  4. 11.50 ftFlooding of eating pavilions at Herndom Park on Lewis Creek Road.
  5. 10.50 ftFlooding of the boat access gravel parking lot near the VA 80 bridge.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1February 16, 202516.82 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 16.82 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi 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.