Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA
River level and flood forecast · Loudoun County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 126 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1972) | 25.61 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftHomes near Taylorstown are flooded, along with roads and fields.
- 17 ftWater approaches a home upstream of Taylorstown.
- 13 ftWater approaches a field on the downstream right bank and a driveway on the downstream left bank.
- 12 ftDowney Mill Road begins to flood in several places.
Highest crests on record
- 25.61 ft — June 22, 1972
- 21.7 ft — October 9, 1976
- 17.99 ft — July 1, 1987
- 15.69 ft — December 11, 1992
- 15.59 ft — September 23, 2003
Recent crests: 12.08 ft (March 22, 2019) · 12.3 ft (September 28, 2018) · 14.78 ft (May 16, 2014) · 13.91 ft (January 31, 2013) · 14.57 ft (October 30, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TAYV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.