Rivers in Virginia

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge

Wythe County, VirginiaNWS GRHV2USGS 03167000Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
1.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
6.50 ft
Record crest
10.01 ft1977

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood6.50 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 9.00 ftMax Meadows Road (Route 121) closed by flooding south of Max Meadows.
  2. 7.00 ftFlooding may occur in the Max Meadows area upstream of the gage.
  3. 6.50 ftRoads are closed in the Max Meadows area.
  4. 6.00 ftLowland flooding occurs in mainly rural areas.

Crest history

102 crests on NOAA’s list since 1909.

#DateStage
1April 5, 197710.01 ft
2April 20, 20159.14 ft
3June 5, 19929.07 ft
4March 18, 20028.94 ft
5February 16, 20257.80 ft
6February 23, 20037.73 ft
7September 28, 20247.59 ft
8April 14, 20207.40 ft
9April 24, 20177.39 ft
10November 20, 20037.35 ft
11January 23, 19357.33 ft
12March 24, 19937.29 ft
13January 19, 19967.26 ft
14January 30, 19577.25 ft
15May 12, 19617.11 ft
16March 14, 19757.10 ft
17November 13, 19356.86 ft
18May 21, 20206.86 ft
19June 21, 19726.83 ft
20November 12, 20206.78 ft
21March 13, 19686.68 ft
22April 14, 19556.63 ft
23February 24, 20196.60 ft
24February 7, 20206.60 ft
25February 18, 19446.60 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 7.80 ft
  • February 1, 2025: 4.81 ft
  • September 28, 2024: 7.59 ft
  • May 29, 2023: 5.96 ft
  • November 12, 2020: 6.78 ft
  • October 30, 2020: 4.96 ft
  • May 21, 2020: 6.86 ft
  • April 14, 2020: 7.40 ft
  • February 7, 2020: 6.60 ft
  • February 24, 2019: 6.60 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.