Rivers in Virginia

Eastern Branch Elizabeth River at Grandy Village (IN MLLW)

City of Norfolk, VirginiaNWS ELGV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
2.71ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 8:10 AM EDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.70 ftTue, Sep 29, 12:00 PM EDT
Record crest
6.57 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.00 ft
Moderate flood6.00 ft
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action4.50 ft

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1October 12, 20256.57 ft
2September 24, 20266.49 ft
3September 16, 20256.20 ft
4August 21, 20255.93 ft
5October 28, 20255.73 ft
6September 10, 20255.41 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 24, 2026: 6.49 ft
  • October 28, 2025: 5.73 ft
  • October 12, 2025: 6.57 ft
  • September 16, 2025: 6.20 ft
  • September 10, 2025: 5.41 ft
  • August 21, 2025: 5.93 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. The tide heights shown above reference the <a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/datum_options.html"> mean lower low water (MLLW) </a> tidal datum.

Sources

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