Rivers in Virginia

Russell Fork River at Birchleaf

Dickenson County, VirginiaNWS BHLV2South Charleston office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 21.00 ftMajor flooding near the river. Several sections of Route 80 and secondary roads are flooded. Some homes near the river are flooded. The Sandlick elemenary school starts to flood. Playground and football field are flooded.
  2. 19.00 ftEdwards grocery store parking lot, and lower level of store starts to flood between 18, and 19 feet. Sandlick elementary school playground is flooded. Sections of Route 80 are flooded. Bobe-sue's mini-mart gas station is flooded.
  3. 17.00 ftLow point in elementary school playground starts to flood. Area behind Edwards grocery store is flooded. The Bobe-sue's mini-mart gas station starts to flood between 14, and 17 feet.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.

#DateStage
1April 26, 201215.80 ft
2January 31, 201315.70 ft
3December 9, 200912.90 ft
4February 6, 201011.70 ft
5December 25, 200911.40 ft
6February 17, 201110.90 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 31, 2013: 15.70 ft
  • April 26, 2012: 15.80 ft
  • February 17, 2011: 10.90 ft
  • February 6, 2010: 11.70 ft
  • December 25, 2009: 11.40 ft
  • December 9, 2009: 12.90 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.