North Fork Holston River near Gate City, VA
River level and flood forecast · Scott County
Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 9.1 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.0 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 716 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (February 1, 1862) | 22.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftWater may reach floors of shopping center immediately downstream from the Hwy 23 bridge.
- 21.5 ftThe river reaches the bottom of the Highway 23 bridge and the area around the bridge is flooded. Around 100 acres are also affected.
- 20 ftMore homes are flooded and 50 to 75 acres are inundated. Flooding of Warm Springs Road near Apple Orchard Road.
- 19 ftPortions of Newland Hollow Road begin to flood.
- 18 ftSeveral homes are flooded and 20 to 30 acres are inundated.
- 14 ftFlooding begins on North Holston River Drive beneath the West Carters Valley Road bridge. County Road 614 is cut off 1 1/2 miles downstream from the Highway 23 bridge.
- 12 ftWater begins to cover River Road and some low lying county roads.
- 10 ftCaution stage.
Highest crests on record
- 22.5 ft — February 1, 1862
- 19.79 ft — April 5, 1977
- 19.36 ft — March 18, 2002
- 18.54 ft — April 24, 2017
- 17.45 ft — February 12, 2018
Recent crests: 15.89 ft (February 16, 2025) · 12.72 ft (February 18, 2023) · 12.45 ft (February 25, 2022) · 14.99 ft (March 28, 2021) · 15.97 ft (April 13, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamNorth Fork Holston River at Saltville, VA
- Clinch River near Speers Ferry, VA
- Big Creek near Rogersville, TN
- Doe River at Elizabethton, TN
- Big Limestone Creek near Limestone, TN
- Powell River near Jonesville, VA
- Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN
- Crockett Creek below Rogersville, TN
- Clinch River at Cleveland, VA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GATV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.