Rivers in Virginia

Walker Creek at Bane

Giles County, VirginiaNWS BANV2USGS 03173000Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
2.90ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
23.50 ft1878

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftRye Hollow Road closed by flooding.
  2. 11.00 ftRoute 42 flooded between White Gate and Poplar Hill.
  3. 10.00 ftFlooding of low lying areas along Flat Hollow Road begins.

Crest history

103 crests on NOAA’s list since 1878.

#DateStage
1September 15, 187823.50 ft
2June 5, 199219.28 ft
3March 13, 201017.92 ft
4March 24, 199317.43 ft
5April 5, 197716.69 ft
6January 30, 195716.50 ft
7January 19, 199615.80 ft
8April 13, 202015.73 ft
9November 19, 200315.46 ft
10February 22, 200315.43 ft
11April 20, 201515.40 ft
12February 16, 202515.31 ft
13June 17, 194914.44 ft
14May 21, 202014.19 ft
15February 18, 194414.00 ft
16May 30, 202313.84 ft
17March 7, 201113.76 ft
18June 21, 197213.69 ft
19June 18, 202013.55 ft
20October 12, 201813.46 ft
21April 4, 197413.01 ft
22May 28, 202012.94 ft
23March 14, 197512.91 ft
24January 26, 197812.90 ft
25April 14, 195512.85 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 16, 2025: 15.31 ft
  • February 1, 2025: 9.20 ft
  • September 28, 2024: 11.32 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 10.96 ft
  • May 30, 2023: 13.84 ft
  • November 12, 2020: 11.83 ft
  • October 30, 2020: 10.53 ft
  • June 18, 2020: 13.55 ft
  • May 28, 2020: 12.94 ft
  • May 21, 2020: 14.19 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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.