Dragon Swamp near MASCOT, VA

River level and flood forecast · King And Queen County

Normal5.0 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

Flow: 19 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

4.84.955.15.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16.3 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.21 ft — September 17, 1999
  2. 12.28 ft — October 13, 2018
  3. 10.42 ft — August 29, 2011
  4. 9.54 ft — July 26, 2004
  5. 9.39 ft — February 6, 1998

Recent crests: 8.25 ft (January 11, 2024) · 7.07 ft (December 13, 2023) · 6.02 ft (August 11, 2022) · 7.21 ft (March 26, 2021) · 7.82 ft (September 11, 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 (DGSV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.