Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA
River level and flood forecast · Fairfax County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 3:50 PM
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 39 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 8, 2011) | 16.32 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftNumerous roads are closed in the vicinity of Accotink Creek with widespread flooding of lowlands and park lands occurring.
- 11 ftWoodburn Road and Prosperity Avenue are flooded at Accotink Creek. Water reaches an outbuilding near Braddock Road, and covers ballfields at Wakefield Park.
- 9.5 ftWoodburn Road is flooded at Accotink Creek.
- 8 ftWater overflows the banks into parkland. Trails along the creek are flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 16.32 ft — September 8, 2011
- 16.26 ft — September 6, 2008
- 15.96 ft — June 22, 1972
- 14.4 ft — May 6, 1989
- 13.72 ft — June 26, 2006
Recent crests: 9.88 ft (January 10, 2024) · 9.77 ft (December 18, 2023) · 9.92 ft (October 26, 2021) · 10.24 ft (September 16, 2021) · 11.36 ft (August 20, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ANAV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.