North Fork Holston River at Saltville, VA
River level and flood forecast · Smyth County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 3:55 PM
The river is 7.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to fall to 0.9 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 750 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (November 19, 2003) | 15.46 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftSeveral homes may be flooded along the river.
- 14 ftSeveral roads are flooded near the river including Route 620 (Sunset River Rd., Route 624 (Ridgedale Rd., and Route 630 (Smith Hollow Rd.).
- 13 ftPortions of Route 91 begin to flood in the McCready area.
- 10 ftMinor flooding of lowlands along the river.
Highest crests on record
- 15.46 ft — November 19, 2003
- 14.83 ft — March 18, 2002
- 13.57 ft — November 6, 1977
- 13.2 ft — January 29, 1957
- 13 ft — June 14, 1907
Recent crests: 12.86 ft (February 16, 2025) · 8.01 ft (February 1, 2025) · 9.22 ft (September 28, 2024) · 8.71 ft (February 17, 2023) · 7.84 ft (May 24, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SALV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.