Rivers in Virginia

Knitting Mill Creek at North Colley (IN MLLW)

City of Norfolk County, VirginiaNWS KMNV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
1.98ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
4.50 ft
Record crest
6.47 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood6.50 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood4.50 ft
Action4.00 ft
  1. 5.50 ftColley Avenue near 46th Street and 49th Street near Gresham Hall are impassable due to high water. Large portions of Mayflower Road are impassable due to high water.
  2. 4.50 ftWater begins to cover portions of Mayflower Road.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1October 12, 20256.47 ft
2September 16, 20256.06 ft
3August 21, 20255.83 ft
4October 28, 20255.59 ft
5September 10, 20255.27 ft
6February 1, 20264.84 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 1, 2026: 4.84 ft
  • October 28, 2025: 5.59 ft
  • October 12, 2025: 6.47 ft
  • September 16, 2025: 6.06 ft
  • September 10, 2025: 5.27 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.