Rivers in Virginia

Potts Creek near Covington

Alleghany County, VirginiaNWS PTCV2USGS 02014000Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
2.06ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 3:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
13.46 ft1985

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action7.00 ft

Crest history

56 crests on NOAA’s list since 1929.

#DateStage
1November 4, 198513.46 ft
2June 21, 197212.33 ft
3September 28, 200411.65 ft
4January 19, 199611.32 ft
5May 28, 197311.01 ft
6January 23, 193510.10 ft
7May 7, 201310.01 ft
8March 1, 19549.90 ft
9June 24, 20169.85 ft
10January 15, 19959.83 ft
11February 22, 20039.71 ft
12February 16, 20259.67 ft
13March 6, 19559.67 ft
14April 17, 19879.56 ft
15March 17, 19369.52 ft
16June 27, 20069.35 ft
17April 13, 19499.32 ft
18March 11, 19529.10 ft
19June 18, 20209.09 ft
20September 22, 19899.08 ft
21April 5, 19779.08 ft
22March 24, 19939.06 ft
23January 26, 19788.98 ft
24May 30, 19718.97 ft
25December 7, 19508.70 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 9.67 ft
  • September 27, 2024: 7.09 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 7.51 ft
  • February 13, 2023: 6.68 ft
  • November 12, 2020: 6.70 ft
  • June 18, 2020: 9.09 ft
  • June 24, 2016: 9.85 ft
  • May 7, 2013: 10.01 ft
  • April 17, 2011: 7.97 ft
  • January 25, 2010: 8.69 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.

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.