Highest listed crest 23.35 ft May 26, 2003; 7,380 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 15.0 ft No major stage set
Crests at major 0 70 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest August 9, 2024 17.94 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Allen Creek at BOYDTON-ALLEN CREEK, 1962 to 2025 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Jan 7, 1962: 20.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1964: 14.20 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,930 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1966: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,490 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1967: 13.71 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1968: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1969: 13.94 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per second May 30, 1971: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1971: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1972: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1974: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1975: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1975: 14.43 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1976: 12.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1978: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1979: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1979: 18.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1981: 13.39 ft, action stage; 1,140 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1982: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1983: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1984: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1985: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1985: 16.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1987: 19.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1989: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1990: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1991: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1992: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1994: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1995: 14.78 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1996: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2001: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per second May 26, 2003: 23.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per second Aug 31, 2004: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 2004: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 2005: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 2006: 17.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2008: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 2008: 18.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 2010: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2011: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 2012: 13.09 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 2013: 15.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per second May 7, 2013: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2013: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 2014: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per second May 16, 2014: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 2016: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per second May 6, 2016: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per second May 11, 2016: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 2016: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per second Oct 9, 2016: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 2017: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2018: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per second May 18, 2018: 23.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2018: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,050 cubic feet per second Sep 17, 2018: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2018: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 2018: 13.33 ft, action stage; 943 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 2018: 12.19 ft, below flood stage; 765 cubic feet per second Nov 13, 2018: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 2018: 12.78 ft, below flood stage; 855 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 2018: 13.89 ft, action stage; 1,040 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2019: 14.36 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 2019: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2019: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2019: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2020: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2020: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 2020: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2020: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 2020: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 2020: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2021: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,440 cubic feet per second Jul 27, 2021: 15.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,471 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2023: 13.42 ft, action stage; 1,053 cubic feet per second May 17, 2023: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,536 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 19.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,292 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2024: 17.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,918 cubic feet per second May 15, 2024: 18.98 ft, minor flooding; 2,797 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 2024: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,297 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2025: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 799 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.35 ft, May 26, 2003 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Allen Creek at BOYDTON-ALLEN CREEK 1960s: 5 1970s: 8 1980s: 7 1990s: 6 2000s: 8 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 13 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Mecklenburg County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALKV2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.