Catawba Creek near Howell Mills

Highest listed crest 10.11 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft2 crests since 2025

The Catawba Creek near Howell Mills crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 10.11 ft on June 16, 2025, was minor flooding, 2.11 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 10.11 ft; June 16, 2025
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 20, 2025; 9.14 ft, minor flooding
Location: Botetourt County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS NTFV2; 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, Catawba Creek near Howell Mills

Action stage	7.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	2	Jul 20, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2025 to 2025. 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, Catawba Creek near Howell Mills

1	Jun 16, 2025	10.11	+2.11	Minor	—
2	Jul 20, 2025	9.14	+1.14	Minor	—

Gauges on the Catawba Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Catawba Creek

Catawba	VA	7.0	19.19 ft, Nov 4, 1985	1
Howell Mills this gauge	VA	8.0	10.11 ft, Jun 16, 2025	0

Other gauges in Botetourt County

Flood gauges in Botetourt County

Catawba	7.0	19.19 ft, Nov 4, 1985	1
Parr	12.0	24.76 ft, Nov 4, 1985	3
Buchanan	17.0	38.84 ft, Nov 5, 1985	5
Lick Run	16.0	33.00 ft, Nov 24, 1877	7
Daleville	11.0	13.36 ft, Nov 4, 1985	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NTFV2, 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.