Rivers in Virginia

Lieutenant Run Creek at St Andrews St at Petersburg

City of Petersburg County, VirginiaNWS LCSV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
5.39ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 2:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
11.79 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.50 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftMajor flood stage.
  2. 11.80 ftBridge over Saint Andrews Street is overtopped.
  3. 11.00 ftFive residential structures and one commercial structure on the west side of McKeever Street, just downstream from the gage, have water surrounding them with probable water inside the structures. East Wythe Street is also impassable with water encroaching surrounding commerical structures.
  4. 10.00 ftWater starts to inundate Saint Andrews Street on the southeast corner of the bridge/roadway (upstream side). The intersection of Saint Andrews Street and McKeever Street may be impassable for motorists.
  5. 9.50 ftWater is encroaching on adjacent properties on McKeever Street just downstream of the gage.
  6. 8.00 ftGraham Street and East Wythe Street begin to flood.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1July 15, 202511.79 ft
2July 13, 20258.67 ft
3May 26, 20267.76 ft
4June 22, 20267.60 ft
5July 19, 20256.84 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2026: 7.60 ft
  • May 26, 2026: 7.76 ft
  • July 19, 2025: 6.84 ft
  • July 15, 2025: 11.79 ft
  • July 13, 2025: 8.67 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. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.