Backlick Run at Van Dorn Street in Alexandria

Highest listed crest 12.92 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft3 crests since 2011

The Backlick Run at Van Dorn Street in Alexandria crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2019. The highest, 12.92 ft on September 9, 2011, was minor flooding, 6.92 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Backlick Run crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.92 ft; September 9, 2011
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 8, 2019; 8.17 ft, minor flooding
Location: Alexandria city; Near Alexandria (2.9 mi), Falls Church (6.1 mi), Vienna (9.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BLRV2; No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Backlick Run at Van Dorn Street in Alexandria

Action stage	4.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	3	Jul 8, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2011 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Backlick Run at Van Dorn Street in Alexandria

1	Sep 9, 2011	12.92	+6.92	Minor	—
2	Jul 8, 2019	8.17	+2.17	Minor	—
3	Jul 12, 2013	6.37	+0.37	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Backlick Run

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Backlick Run that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 9, 2011: 12.92 ft here, minor flooding

Armistead Boothe ParkVA · Sep 9, 2011 · 12.92 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Backlick Run

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Backlick Run

Armistead Boothe Park	VA	9.0	12.92 ft, Sep 9, 2011	0
Van Dorn Street in Alexandria this gauge	VA	6.0	12.92 ft, Sep 9, 2011	0

Other gauges in Alexandria city

Flood gauges in Alexandria city

Armistead Boothe Park	9.0	12.92 ft, Sep 9, 2011	0
Alexandria	9.5	15.52 ft, Jun 25, 2006	2
Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria	11.0	15.70 ft, Jul 8, 2019	0

Alexandria city: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLRV2, 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.