Rivers in Virginia

Levisa Fork River at Big Rock

Buchanan County, VirginiaNWS BIGV2USGS 03207800South Charleston office

Below flood stage
3.14ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Record crest
27.38 ft1977

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action17.00 ft
  1. 25.00 ftGrocery store 1/8 mile downstream of gage on Route 460 starts to flood. Several low areas along the river are flooded.
  2. 23.00 ftLow spots on Route 460 both upstream and downstream of gage start to flood.
  3. 20.00 ftHouse 1/8 mile downstream on left bank starts to flood.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 1957.

#DateStage
1April 4, 197727.38 ft
2February 16, 202524.31 ft
3January 29, 195723.00 ft
4May 7, 198420.74 ft
5January 26, 197817.56 ft
6February 6, 202017.45 ft
7February 16, 200316.37 ft
8January 11, 197415.90 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 24.31 ft
  • February 6, 2020: 17.45 ft
  • February 16, 2003: 16.37 ft
  • May 7, 1984: 20.74 ft
  • January 26, 1978: 17.56 ft
  • April 4, 1977: 27.38 ft
  • January 11, 1974: 15.90 ft
  • January 29, 1957: 23.00 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio 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.