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Cameron Run at Alexandria

Highest listed crest 15.52 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft18 crests since 1969

The Cameron Run at Alexandria crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2018. The highest, 15.52 ft on June 25, 2006, was major flooding, 6.02 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.52 ft
June 25, 2006; 16,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
75th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 1, 2018
12.41 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Alexandria city
Near Alexandria (1.7 mi), Falls Church (6.5 mi), Washington (8.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS ACRV2
Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cameron Run at Alexandria
Action stage6.04Jan 19, 1996The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.57Jul 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.03Sep 1, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02Sep 8, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1969 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cameron Run at Alexandria, 1969 to 2018 46810121416ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft Sep 8, 1969: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1981: 8.45 ft, action stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1983: 9.03 ft, action stage; 5,710 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 8.50 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 8.73 ft, action stage; 5,870 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2000: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 11.29 ft, moderate flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2006: 15.52 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2008: 11.28 ft, moderate flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,979 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 5.62 ft, below flood stageSep 8, 2011: 15.01 ft, major floodingMay 16, 2014: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,424 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,284 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 9.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,578 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2018: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 9,544 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2018: 12.41 ft, moderate flooding; 12,374 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.52 ft, Jun 25, 2006 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cameron Run at Alexandria 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 6 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 18 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 11.90 ft on May 5, 1953; 8.62 ft on Jul 20, 1956; 7.93 ft on Jul 8, 1958; 7.93 ft on Jun 12, 1959; 7.35 ft on Aug 26, 1961; 10.48 ft on Aug 20, 1963; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cameron Run at Alexandria
1Jun 25, 200615.52+6.02Major16,500
2Sep 8, 201115.01+5.51Major—
3Sep 1, 201812.41+2.91Moderate12,374
4Sep 23, 200311.29+1.79Moderate9,330
5Sep 6, 200811.28+1.78Moderate9,310
6May 16, 201410.66+1.16Minor8,424
7Feb 25, 201610.56+1.06Minor8,284
8Jul 22, 201810.38+0.88Minor9,544
9Apr 16, 20189.67+0.17Minor8,578
10Sep 8, 19699.66+0.16Minor4,030
11Jul 28, 20009.64+0.14Minor7,020
12May 6, 19899.500.00Minor6,960
13Jun 21, 19839.03−0.47Action5,710
14Jan 19, 19968.73−0.77Action5,870
15Nov 28, 19938.50−1.00Action5,900
16Jul 4, 19818.45−1.05Action6,920
17Mar 10, 20115.62−3.88Below flood stage—
18Mar 6, 20115.02−4.48Below flood stage1,979

The worst floods along the Cameron Run

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

September 8, 2011: 15.01 ft here, major flooding

September 1, 2018: 12.41 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Cameron Run

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

Flood gauges on the Cameron Run
Alexandria this gaugeVA9.515.52 ft, Jun 25, 20062
Eisenhower Avenue in AlexandriaVA11.015.70 ft, Jul 8, 20190
Huntington - Metro BridgeVA11.012.92 ft, Sep 9, 20110

Other gauges in Alexandria city

Flood gauges in Alexandria city
Armistead Boothe Park9.012.92 ft, Sep 9, 20110
Van Dorn Street in Alexandria6.012.92 ft, Sep 9, 20110
Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria11.015.70 ft, Jul 8, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ACRV2, 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.