Wolf Creek near Narrows, VA
River level and flood forecast · Giles County
Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 321 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (November 19, 2003) | 13.95 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftWater reaches underside of Route 724 bridge across Wolf Creek.
- 15.5 ftInundation of route 724 approximately 300 feet upstream of the gage begins.
- 14 ftWater reaches the lowest parts of Route 724 at north approach to bridge over Wolf Creek.
- 11 ftFlooding along the 2700 to 2800 block of Wolf Creek Road begins. Flooding also begins along Monroe Street in the Town of Narrows, as well as along the 400 block of Old Wolf Creek Road.
- 10 ftOld Wolf Creek Road begins to flood. Some residences approximately one half mile downstream of the gauge become surrounded by water.
- 8.5 ftWater begins overflow of left bank upstream and downstream near the gage.
Highest crests on record
- 13.95 ft — November 19, 2003
- 13.8 ft — January 29, 1957
- 13.37 ft — March 13, 2010
- 13 ft — July 16, 1916
- 12.85 ft — February 16, 2025
Recent crests: 12.85 ft (February 16, 2025) · 8.97 ft (February 1, 2025) · 11.97 ft (September 28, 2024) · 6.83 ft (April 12, 2024) · 8.61 ft (January 10, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WOLV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.