Rivers in Virginia
Dunlap Creek near Covington
Below flood stage
1.45ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:30 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 9.00 ft
- Record crest
- 16.66 ft2016
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 14.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 11.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 9.00 ft |
| Action | 7.00 ft |
- 14.40 ftApproximate elevation of 1 percent annual chance flood (100-yr recurrence interval)
- 11.00 ftState Route 600 floods
Crest history
98 crests on NOAA’s list since 1929.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 24, 2016 | 16.66 ft |
| 2 | June 21, 1972 | 15.65 ft |
| 3 | September 28, 2004 | 14.04 ft |
| 4 | November 4, 1985 | 13.42 ft |
| 5 | January 19, 1996 | 13.33 ft |
| 6 | August 20, 1969 | 13.13 ft |
| 7 | May 7, 2013 | 11.98 ft |
| 8 | April 5, 1977 | 11.74 ft |
| 9 | February 22, 2003 | 11.59 ft |
| 10 | February 16, 2025 | 11.10 ft |
| 11 | December 26, 1973 | 11.03 ft |
| 12 | March 12, 1963 | 10.98 ft |
| 13 | March 17, 1973 | 10.76 ft |
| 14 | March 17, 1936 | 10.52 ft |
| 15 | January 15, 1995 | 10.45 ft |
| 16 | August 14, 1940 | 10.30 ft |
| 17 | August 13, 1984 | 10.21 ft |
| 18 | February 14, 1948 | 10.20 ft |
| 19 | March 4, 1993 | 10.17 ft |
| 20 | March 6, 1955 | 10.14 ft |
| 21 | April 13, 1949 | 10.10 ft |
| 22 | March 1, 1954 | 10.10 ft |
| 23 | January 23, 1935 | 10.00 ft |
| 24 | January 26, 1978 | 9.98 ft |
| 25 | February 26, 1992 | 9.84 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 16, 2025: 11.10 ft
- February 1, 2025: 8.02 ft
- September 27, 2024: 7.87 ft
- January 10, 2024: 7.87 ft
- February 17, 2023: 8.24 ft
- February 13, 2023: 7.69 ft
- June 18, 2020: 9.16 ft
- April 13, 2020: 8.88 ft
- February 7, 2020: 8.90 ft
- October 12, 2018: 8.68 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.