Tinker Creek near Daleville, VA

River level and flood forecast · Botetourt County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 21 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-5051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 11 ftModerate 13 ftMajor 15 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage15 ft
Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage11 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (November 4, 1985)13.36 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.36 ft — November 4, 1985
  2. 9.82 ft — June 21, 1972
  3. 9.55 ft — July 26, 1974
  4. 9.25 ft — May 28, 1973
  5. 9.17 ft — September 21, 1979

Recent crests: 7.86 ft (June 17, 2020) · 6.59 ft (April 13, 2020) · 7.23 ft (July 4, 2019) · 8.63 ft (May 22, 2018) · 4.38 ft (April 20, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DAEV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.