Highest listed crest 29.93 ft June 23, 1995; 45,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 19.0 ft No major stage set
Crests at major 0 30 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest February 16, 2025 21.98 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Big Otter River near Evington, 1937 to 2025 0 10 20 30 ft Flood stage 19.0 ft Jan 3, 1937: 15.17 ft, below flood stage; 6,070 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1937: 23.14 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1939: 23.13 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 1940: 22.42 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1941: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 1942: 19.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1942: 16.26 ft, action stage; 7,280 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1944: 19.64 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1944: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,870 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1946: 13.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,950 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1947: 13.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,610 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1948: 17.82 ft, action stage; 9,580 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1949: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per second May 31, 1950: 14.66 ft, below flood stage; 5,600 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1951: 16.14 ft, action stage; 7,040 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 1952: 18.56 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1953: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 4,970 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1954: 14.94 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second Oct 15, 1954: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1956: 10.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per second May 19, 1957: 15.18 ft, below flood stage; 6,250 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1958: 13.49 ft, below flood stage; 4,890 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1959: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1959: 15.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1961: 13.92 ft, below flood stage; 5,210 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1962: 15.15 ft, below flood stage; 6,250 cubic feet per second Nov 10, 1962: 15.18 ft, below flood stage; 6,250 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1964: 11.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 17.34 ft, action stage; 8,700 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1966: 14.21 ft, below flood stage; 5,450 cubic feet per second Aug 24, 1967: 18.61 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1967: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 1969: 14.67 ft, below flood stage; 5,820 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1969: 13.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,970 cubic feet per second May 30, 1971: 15.52 ft, below flood stage; 6,510 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1972: 21.03 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1972: 17.59 ft, action stage; 9,200 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1974: 16.22 ft, action stage; 6,490 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1975: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1976: 14.10 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per second Oct 9, 1976: 17.40 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1978: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1979: 21.47 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1980: 15.43 ft, below flood stage; 6,430 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1981: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1982: 17.53 ft, action stage; 9,130 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1983: 19.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 1984: 17.30 ft, action stage; 8,740 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 1985: 12.92 ft, below flood stage; 5,170 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1985: 22.69 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 1987: 24.96 ft, minor flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1987: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per second May 6, 1989: 22.27 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1990: 12.58 ft, below flood stage; 5,630 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1990: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1992: 20.08 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 18.03 ft, action stage; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 16.99 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1995: 29.93 ft, minor flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1996: 22.98 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1996: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 6,700 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1998: 15.78 ft, below flood stage; 8,260 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1999: 16.45 ft, action stage; 9,280 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2000: 8.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2001: 8.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Jul 26, 2002: 2.80 ft, below flood stage; 933 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2003: 19.44 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2004: 14.59 ft, below flood stage; 6,990 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 5,410 cubic feet per second Oct 8, 2005: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2007: 12.33 ft, below flood stage; 4,740 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2008: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per second May 15, 2009: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 22.56 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 2011: 15.85 ft, below flood stage; 7,080 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2011: 16.57 ft, action stage; 7,760 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 15.94 ft, below flood stage; 7,151 cubic feet per second May 8, 2013: 20.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 2014: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 4,220 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 14.67 ft, below flood stage; 5,770 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 2016: 13.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 10,462 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2018: 18.78 ft, action stage; 9,890 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 2018: 16.78 ft, action stage; 7,170 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2020: 21.53 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2020: 20.23 ft, minor flooding; 12,902 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 2020: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 2020: 16.62 ft, action stage; 7,072 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 2023: 16.36 ft, action stage; 6,800 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 2024: 9.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 2024: 17.46 ft, action stage; 7,880 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2025: 21.98 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.93 ft, Jun 23, 1995 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Otter River near Evington 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 5 5 1930s 1940s 1950s 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. 05 Other gauges in Campbell County Campbell County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EVGV2, 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.