Rivers in Virginia

Jackson River near Bacova

Bath County, VirginiaNWS BCVV2USGS 02011400Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
2.84ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 5:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
22.25 ft1985

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftSome homes near the river begin to be affected.
  2. 10.00 ftMinor lowland flooding begins.
  3. 7.00 ftLow water bridge upstream of gage is flooded.

Crest history

42 crests on NOAA’s list since 1972.

#DateStage
1November 4, 198522.25 ft
2January 19, 199617.94 ft
3November 19, 200314.65 ft
4December 26, 197313.88 ft
5April 5, 197713.39 ft
6April 16, 199312.66 ft
7March 2, 200712.30 ft
8April 16, 201812.29 ft
9January 26, 197812.26 ft
10January 15, 199511.86 ft
11January 25, 201011.80 ft
12September 30, 201611.59 ft
13June 21, 197211.40 ft
14March 19, 197511.20 ft
15March 1, 202111.07 ft
16March 21, 198411.07 ft
17April 14, 198011.02 ft
18April 14, 198711.02 ft
19January 8, 199810.87 ft
20December 8, 201110.71 ft
21June 28, 200610.62 ft
22February 23, 200310.52 ft
23June 24, 201610.43 ft
24October 18, 197510.41 ft
25May 16, 201410.38 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 8.38 ft
  • February 7, 2025: 8.89 ft
  • February 1, 2025: 7.96 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 7.99 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 9.97 ft
  • September 23, 2021: 9.49 ft
  • June 14, 2021: 7.73 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 11.07 ft
  • December 25, 2020: 8.02 ft
  • April 16, 2018: 12.29 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.