Rivers in Virginia

Levisa Fork River at Vansant

Buchanan County, VirginiaNWS VASV2South Charleston office

Below flood stage
2.78ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
22.06 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 29.00 ftIn Vansant, US Route 460 and the business district below the gage flood.
  2. 28.00 ftIn Vansant, the Food City floods. In Grundy, the Riverview Street bridge floods.
  3. 27.00 ftIn Grundy, the Railroad Avenue bridge and the Walmart shopping center parking lot flood.
  4. 25.00 ftIn Grundy, US Route 460 in front of the Walmart floods.
  5. 24.00 ftIn Grundy, the Main Street floodwall is overtopped and floods the old business district. In Tookland, many of the homes along VA Route 617 flood due to backwater into Little Prater Creek.
  6. 23.00 ftIn Vansant, homes next to the Food City flood along with more sections of US Route 460 above the gage.
  7. 21.00 ftIn Tookland, homes along Pendulum Road flood due to backwater into Little Prater Creek. In Vansant, homes along Lumber Road flood.
  8. 20.50 ftIn Vansant, homes and structures along US Route 460 approximately 0.15 miles just above the gage begin to flood.
  9. 20.00 ftIn Grundy, the Main Street bridge floods along with a church and homes along Anchorage Circle. In Poetown, sections of US Route 460 flood.
  10. 19.00 ftIn Grundy, businesses along US Route Business 460 flood.
  11. 18.50 ftIn Deel, low sections of US Route 460 flood.
  12. 17.00 ftIn Vansant, Lumber Road floods. The VA Route 83 underpass next to the gauge floods due to backwater into Big Prater Creek.
  13. 15.00 ftIn Vansant, VA Route 732 begins to flood. Low lying areas along the river begin to flood.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1February 16, 202522.06 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 22.06 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.