Rivers in Virginia

Swift Creek at Colonial Heights

Chesterfield County, VirginiaNWS SCCV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
17.44ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 5:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
22.00 ft
Record crest
21.19 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood24.00 ft
Minor flood22.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 22.00 ftWater reaches the lower parking lot of Swift Creek Mill Theatre and also begins to enter the backyards of some residences in the Sherwood Hills subdivision.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1February 16, 202521.19 ft
2July 15, 202520.91 ft
3July 10, 202520.42 ft
4August 17, 202620.33 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 17, 2026: 20.33 ft
  • July 15, 2025: 20.91 ft
  • July 10, 2025: 20.42 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 21.19 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. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.