Goose Creek near Huddleston, VA

River level and flood forecast · Bedford County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 8:30 PM

The river is 13.4 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 168 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 15 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage15 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (September 8, 1987)37.49 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 19 ftSR 735 FLOODED.
  • 15 ftMAINLY LOWLAND FLOODING OF FIELDS AND WOODS.

Highest crests on record

  1. 37.49 ft — September 8, 1987
  2. 25.8 ft — June 29, 1995
  3. 25.75 ft — October 19, 1937
  4. 25.34 ft — May 6, 1989
  5. 25.1 ft — May 31, 1950

Recent crests: 15.49 ft (February 16, 2025) · 12.23 ft (September 26, 2024) · 11.96 ft (January 10, 2024) · 16.58 ft (November 12, 2020) · 16.87 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 (HDSV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.