Rivers in Virginia

Russell Fork River at Bartlick

Dickenson County, VirginiaNWS BRFV2USGS 03209200South Charleston office

Below flood stage
7.91ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
30.00 ft1957

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood27.00 ft
Moderate flood25.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 36.00 ftBartlick Road Bridge floods.
  2. 35.00 ftMost of Tom's Bottom Road and Bartlick Road flood.
  3. 27.00 ftMost homes 0.5 miles below the gauge and along the bend in Tom's Bottom Road flood.
  4. 25.00 ftA couple of homes 0.5 miles below the gauge and along the bend in Tom's Bottom Road begin to flood.
  5. 20.00 ftSmall outbuildings 0.5 miles below the gauge and along the bend in Tom's Bottom Road flood.
  6. 19.00 ftLow sections of Tom's Bottom Road flood.
  7. 15.00 ftBartlick Road above the gauge and in the vicinity of the railroad trestle floods.
  8. 14.00 ftWater begins to cover Bartlick Road above the gauge and in the vicinity of the railroad trestle.

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1957.

#DateStage
1January 29, 195730.00 ft
2April 4, 197727.55 ft
3March 12, 196324.83 ft
4May 7, 198421.76 ft
5February 16, 202521.54 ft
6March 7, 196720.97 ft
7January 26, 197819.80 ft
8February 16, 200319.74 ft
9February 6, 202019.46 ft
10March 18, 200219.15 ft
11March 30, 197518.70 ft
12April 17, 199818.59 ft
13March 28, 199418.05 ft
14February 17, 202317.39 ft
15April 15, 200717.28 ft
16November 19, 200317.16 ft
17March 28, 202117.13 ft
18July 8, 202216.81 ft
19July 29, 200116.70 ft
20January 31, 201316.40 ft
21May 3, 201016.11 ft
22March 3, 199715.94 ft
23July 11, 198715.64 ft
24May 6, 198915.37 ft
25February 23, 201914.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 21.54 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 17.39 ft
  • July 8, 2022: 16.81 ft
  • March 28, 2021: 17.13 ft
  • February 6, 2020: 19.46 ft
  • February 23, 2019: 14.96 ft
  • January 31, 2013: 16.40 ft
  • May 3, 2010: 16.11 ft
  • April 15, 2007: 17.28 ft
  • November 19, 2003: 17.16 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.