Rivers in Virginia

Difficult Run at Browns Mill Road / Wolf Trap

Fairfax County, VirginiaNWS DRBV2Sterling office

Below flood stage
193.75ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:05 PM EDT

Flood stage
195.00 ft
Record crest
196.37 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood195.00 ft
Action194.30 ft
  1. 195.00 ftSix inches of water covers the road at its lowest point.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2019.

#DateStage
1July 13, 2025196.37 ft
2August 11, 2022196.24 ft
3May 7, 2022196.09 ft
4July 9, 2022196.03 ft
5October 26, 2021195.89 ft
6April 13, 2020195.85 ft
7January 25, 2020195.60 ft
8October 29, 2021195.51 ft
9November 1, 2019195.45 ft
10May 23, 2022195.05 ft
11May 14, 2025195.01 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 13, 2025: 196.37 ft
  • May 14, 2025: 195.01 ft
  • August 11, 2022: 196.24 ft
  • July 9, 2022: 196.03 ft
  • May 23, 2022: 195.05 ft
  • May 7, 2022: 196.09 ft
  • October 29, 2021: 195.51 ft
  • October 26, 2021: 195.89 ft
  • April 13, 2020: 195.85 ft
  • January 25, 2020: 195.60 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.

Sources

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