New River at Allisonia, VA
River level and flood forecast · Pulaski County
The river is 2.3 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to rise to 6.0 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 8 ft flood stage.
Flow: 17,100 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (August 14, 1940) | 23.42 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftSeveral summer homes along the river are flooded with possibly significant damage.
- 10 ftWater is several feet deep along portions of Clarks Ferry Road, Route 653.
- 9 ftParts of Julia Simpkins Road, Route 693 on the right bank are cut off.
- 8 ftRiver begins to overflow the left bank and affect Clarks Ferry Road, Route 653.
- 7.5 ftWater begins to cover the road at 1620 Julia Simpkins Road with access to three home possibly affected.
- 7 ftWater starts to cover parts of Clarks Ferry Road at 4491 and 4661 with access to 16 homes potentially affected.
Highest crests on record
- 23.42 ft — August 14, 1940
- 22.29 ft — September 28, 2024
- 16.59 ft — November 7, 1977
- 16.56 ft — January 15, 1995
- 15.68 ft — September 22, 1989
Recent crests: 22.29 ft (September 28, 2024) · 8.15 ft (January 10, 2024) · 5.88 ft (May 29, 2023) · 12.1 ft (November 12, 2020) · 6.73 ft (October 30, 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 (ALSV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.