New River at Radford, VA
River level and flood forecast · Pulaski County
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to rise to 8.5 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 14 ft flood stage.
Flow: 18,600 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 14, 1940) | 35.96 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftGreen Hill Apartments parking lot floods and Radford University student apartment parking lots are affected.
- 25 ftDedmon Center at Radford University affected.
- 22 ftWater approaches the main road in Bissett Park.
- 20 ftFlooding along sections of Hazel Hollow road (State Route 626) on Pulaski County side of the river.
- 17 ftAll of Dedmon Center lower parking lots are flooded.
- 16 ftSignificant flooding occures in Bissett Park.
- 14 ftRiverside parking lots are affected
- 12.5 ftWater begins to affect parts of Parrott River Road several miles downstream from Radford on left bank of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 35.96 ft — August 14, 1940
- 31.03 ft — September 28, 2024
- 24.1 ft — November 7, 1977
- 24.04 ft — January 15, 1995
- 23.83 ft — October 12, 2018
Recent crests: 31.03 ft (September 28, 2024) · 10.72 ft (January 10, 2024) · 8.81 ft (May 30, 2023) · 17.99 ft (November 13, 2020) · 21.71 ft (May 22, 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 (RDFV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.