Bullpasture River at Williamsville, VA

River level and flood forecast · Bath County

Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 5.9 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 205 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 8 ftModerate 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage14 ft
Moderate flood stage11 ft
Flood stage8 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (November 4, 1985)14.39 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 7 ftFlooding begins on Route 628 (Junction Road).

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.39 ft — November 4, 1985
  2. 12.5 ft — September 6, 1996
  3. 10.57 ft — April 28, 2011
  4. 9.35 ft — June 18, 2020
  5. 9.25 ft — April 5, 1977

Recent crests: 6.57 ft (April 12, 2024) · 7.72 ft (September 23, 2021) · 9.35 ft (June 18, 2020) · 9.25 ft (April 16, 2018) · 5.82 ft (February 3, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BPRV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.