Back Creek near Dundee, VA
River level and flood forecast · Roanoke County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
Flow: 197 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
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (October 11, 2018) | 23.09 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftWater reaches the bridge deck of Route 660 at the gage.
- 17.5 ftWater reaches low concrete on Rte. 660 bridge at the gage.
Highest crests on record
- 23.09 ft — October 11, 2018
- 17.2 ft — April 21, 1992
- 16.31 ft — September 28, 2004
- 15.05 ft — September 7, 1987
- 14.97 ft — June 28, 1995
Recent crests: 10.23 ft (September 27, 2024) · 7.72 ft (August 9, 2024) · 9.5 ft (November 12, 2020) · 7.57 ft (October 29, 2020) · 11.19 ft (June 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BCKV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.