Rivers in Virginia

Elizabeth River at Scuffeltown Creek (IN MLLW)

City of Chesapeake County, VirginiaNWS PCCV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
1.62ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:15 AM EDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
6.54 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

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

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1October 12, 20256.54 ft
2September 16, 20256.21 ft
3August 21, 20255.83 ft
4October 28, 20255.65 ft
5September 10, 20255.30 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 28, 2025: 5.65 ft
  • October 12, 2025: 6.54 ft
  • September 16, 2025: 6.21 ft
  • September 10, 2025: 5.30 ft
  • August 21, 2025: 5.83 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. 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.