Goose Creek near Middleburg, VA
River level and flood forecast · Loudoun County
Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 385 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1972) | 27.46 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftWater approaches Route 611 /Saint Louis Road/ at the creek.
- 16 ftWhistletree Lane is flooded at the creek.
- 13 ftNotre Dame Lane begins to flood at the creek.
- 11 ftWater begins to overflow the banks into fields near the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 27.46 ft — June 22, 1972
- 25.5 ft — October 9, 1976
- 24.36 ft — September 23, 2003
- 19.73 ft — October 30, 2012
- 19.68 ft — January 19, 1996
Recent crests: 11.69 ft (December 16, 2018) · 11.48 ft (June 3, 2018) · 14.46 ft (September 30, 2015) · 13.66 ft (May 16, 2014) · 19.73 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 (MDLV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.