Rivers in Virginia

Piney River at Piney River

Nelson County, VirginiaNWS PIRV2USGS 02027500Sterling office

Below flood stage
2.04ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:45 PM EDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
15.80 ft1969

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 17.00 ftSignificant flooding is occurring with numerous roads closed and water nearly overtopping the bridge on Route 674.
  2. 14.00 ftSeveral structures are flooded in the Piney River area.
  3. 13.00 ftWater approaches homes near Route 151 in Piney River.
  4. 11.00 ftOld Rose Mill Road begins to flood, along with yards of homes near Route 151 and near Old Rose Mill Road.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1949.

#DateStage
1August 20, 196915.80 ft
2September 6, 199614.85 ft
3November 4, 198514.63 ft
4November 29, 200512.06 ft
5June 21, 197211.95 ft
6June 18, 194911.90 ft
7April 21, 199211.76 ft
8September 21, 197911.53 ft
9October 5, 197210.37 ft
10September 17, 201810.10 ft
11January 19, 199610.05 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 17, 2018: 10.10 ft
  • November 29, 2005: 12.06 ft
  • September 6, 1996: 14.85 ft
  • January 19, 1996: 10.05 ft
  • April 21, 1992: 11.76 ft
  • November 4, 1985: 14.63 ft
  • September 21, 1979: 11.53 ft
  • October 5, 1972: 10.37 ft
  • June 21, 1972: 11.95 ft
  • August 20, 1969: 15.80 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.