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Cameron Run at Huntington - Metro Bridge

Highest listed crest 12.92 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft17 crests since 2011

The Cameron Run at Huntington - Metro Bridge crested above flood stage 1 time among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2018. The highest, 12.92 ft on September 9, 2011, was minor flooding, 1.92 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Cameron Run crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.92 ft
September 9, 2011
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 9, 2011
12.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fairfax County
Near Alexandria (1.5 mi), Washington (7.9 mi), Falls Church (8.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS HPKV2
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, Cameron Run at Huntington - Metro Bridge
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Sep 9, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 2011 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cameron Run at Huntington - Metro Bridge, 2011 to 2018 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Sep 9, 2011: 12.92 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2013: 8.07 ft, below flood stageJun 28, 2013: 8.01 ft, below flood stageJul 12, 2013: 8.38 ft, below flood stageApr 30, 2014: 6.47 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2015: 5.99 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2015: 5.99 ft, below flood stageSep 30, 2015: 6.00 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 2015: 5.97 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 2017: 8.38 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 2018: 7.06 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 2018: 6.50 ft, below flood stageJul 22, 2018: 8.97 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 2018: 6.94 ft, below flood stageSep 1, 2018: 8.94 ft, below flood stageSep 8, 2018: 6.75 ft, below flood stageOct 11, 2018: 6.71 ft, below flood stage Highest, 12.92 ft, Sep 9, 2011 20152020
  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, Cameron Run at Huntington - Metro Bridge
1Sep 9, 201112.92+1.92Minor—
2Jul 22, 20188.97−2.03Below flood stage—
3Sep 1, 20188.94−2.06Below flood stage—
4Jul 12, 20138.38−2.62Below flood stage—
5Jul 29, 20178.38−2.62Below flood stage—
6Jun 11, 20138.07−2.93Below flood stage—
7Jun 28, 20138.01−2.99Below flood stage—
8Apr 16, 20187.06−3.94Below flood stage—
9Aug 21, 20186.94−4.06Below flood stage—
10Sep 8, 20186.75−4.25Below flood stage—
11Oct 11, 20186.71−4.29Below flood stage—
12Jun 3, 20186.50−4.50Below flood stage—
13Apr 30, 20146.47−4.53Below flood stage—
14Sep 30, 20156.00−5.00Below flood stage—
15Jun 27, 20155.99−5.01Below flood stage—
16Jul 2, 20155.99−5.01Below flood stage—
17Dec 23, 20155.97−5.03Below flood stage—

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 9, 2011: 12.92 ft here, minor 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
AlexandriaVA9.515.52 ft, Jun 25, 20062
Eisenhower Avenue in AlexandriaVA11.015.70 ft, Jul 8, 20190
Huntington - Metro Bridge this gaugeVA11.012.92 ft, Sep 9, 20110

Other gauges in Fairfax County

Flood gauges in Fairfax County
Woodburn Road / Strathmeade Springs251.5258.68 ft, Jul 13, 20250
Annandale9.516.32 ft, Sep 8, 20113
Manassas Park12.020.20 ft, Jul 22, 20180
McLean9.010.54 ft, Dec 25, 20220
Browns Mill Road / Wolf Trap195.0196.37 ft, Jul 13, 20250
Great Falls11.021.40 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Chantilly9.09.21 ft, Sep 8, 20110
Fairview Lake318.0318.47 ft, Sep 8, 20110
New Alexandria Storm Water Pumping Station - Downstream5.57.51 ft, Jul 8, 20191
New Alexandria Tide Gate5.56.19 ft, Oct 29, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HPKV2, 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.