New River at Glen Lyn, VA
River level and flood forecast · Giles County
Normal9.6 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 32,000 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 | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 14, 1940) | 27.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftSignificant flooding of trailer campgrounds along the New River. Flooding on Caboose Lane in Pembroke and Jason's Circle in Narrows.
- 17 ftSome campgrounds along the river are affected.
- 15 ftLow spots along route 649 (Lurich road) upstream from the gage are flooded.
- 12 ftFlooding of Lurich road near Narrows begins, possibly by Wolf Creek.
- 11 ftFlooding begins in low parts of Glen Lyn Landing State Park.
- 10 ftWater begins covering Ripplemead Road near Whitt-Riverbend Park in Ripplemead.
- 9.5 ftPortions of the Lurich Road Campground begin to flood.
- 9 ftPortions of Eggleston River Road near the community of Eggleston will become inundated with water.
Highest crests on record
- 27.5 ft — August 14, 1940
- 24.33 ft — September 28, 2024
- 19.83 ft — January 16, 1995
- 19.47 ft — October 12, 2018
- 19 ft — October 26, 1918
Recent crests: 13.73 ft (February 16, 2025) · 24.33 ft (September 28, 2024) · 11.35 ft (January 10, 2024) · 11.01 ft (May 30, 2023) · 15.39 ft (November 13, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamNew River at Radford, VA
- DownstreamNew River at Hinton, WV
- East River at Willowton, WV
- Wolf Creek near Narrows, VA
- Walker Creek at Bane, VA
- Indian Creek (WV) at Red Sulphur Springs, WV
- Bluestone River near Spanishburg, WV
- Bluestone River near Pipestem, WV
- Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek, WV
- Brush Creek near Princeton, WV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GLLV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.