South River at Waynesboro near Lyndhurst Road, VA
River level and flood forecast · City of Waynesboro County
The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.5 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 191 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (November 4, 1985) | 15.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftA large portion of downtown Waynesboro is flooded, including water over several bridges in town and many feet of water flooding areas between Meadowbrook Road and Fifth Street.
- 13 ftNumerous homes and businesses in Waynesboro are flooded, along with many roads.
- 11 ftSignificant portions of downtown Waynesboro are flooded.
- 10 ftPortions of the Club Court neighborhood, Rife Road, and Shore Road, along with nearby homes, are flooded. Water also reaches low lying areas of downtown Waynesboro.
- 9.5 ftPortions of the Club Court neighborhood begin to flood.
- 9 ftLow portions of Meadowbrook Road and Arch Avenue begin to flood.
- 6 ftWater begins to overflow the banks into low lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 15.3 ft — November 4, 1985
- 15.27 ft — August 20, 1969
- 14.3 ft — October 15, 1942
- 14.25 ft — June 21, 1972
- 13.95 ft — August 18, 1955
Recent crests: 11.92 ft (September 17, 2018) · 11.38 ft (April 16, 2011) · 10.01 ft (January 25, 2010) · 8.68 ft (October 7, 2006) · 10.54 ft (November 29, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WAYV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.