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Buffalo Creek at Murat

Highest listed crest 11.40 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft10 crests since 2005

The Buffalo Creek at Murat crested above flood stage 4 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2025. The highest, 11.40 ft on May 5, 2017, was moderate flooding, 3.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.40 ft
May 5, 2017
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
8.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockbridge County
Virginia
Identifiers
NWS MURV2
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, Buffalo Creek at Murat
Action stage6.05Feb 6, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.03Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01May 5, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2005 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Buffalo Creek at Murat, 2005 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Nov 29, 2005: 6.30 ft, action stageJun 26, 2006: 8.40 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 2006: 6.80 ft, action stageNov 16, 2006: 7.60 ft, action stageJan 25, 2010: 9.00 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2011: 6.00 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 11.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 2025: 5.67 ft, below flood stageFeb 6, 2025: 6.64 ft, action stageFeb 16, 2025: 8.54 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.40 ft, May 5, 2017 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Buffalo Creek at Murat 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Buffalo Creek at Murat
1May 5, 201711.40+3.40Moderate—
2Jan 25, 20109.00+1.00Minor—
3Feb 16, 20258.54+0.54Minor—
4Jun 26, 20068.40+0.40Minor—
5Nov 16, 20067.60−0.40Action—
6Oct 6, 20066.80−1.20Action—
7Feb 6, 20256.64−1.36Action—
8Nov 29, 20056.30−1.70Action—
9Mar 10, 20116.00−2.00Action—
10Feb 1, 20255.67−2.33Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Rockbridge County

Flood gauges in Rockbridge County
Goshen12.020.23 ft, Nov 4, 19852
Lexington8.015.44 ft, Jun 28, 19951
Rockbridge Baths10.019.19 ft, Nov 5, 19851
Buena Vista17.031.23 ft, Aug 20, 19692

Rockbridge County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MURV2, 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.