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Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown

Highest listed crest 25.61 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft32 crests since 1971

The Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2019. The highest, 25.61 ft on June 22, 1972, was major flooding, 13.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.61 ft
June 22, 1972; 23,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2019
12.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Loudoun County
Near Leesburg (10.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown
Action stage10.05Dec 13, 1996The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.021Mar 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.02Jul 1, 1987Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Jun 22, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1971 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, 1971 to 2019 51015202530ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Sep 12, 1971: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 25.61 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1975: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 14.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 21.70 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 14.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1979: 11.93 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1982: 10.23 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1984: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1985: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1987: 17.99 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1988: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1989: 10.39 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1992: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1993: 10.41 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1996: 10.21 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2004: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2008: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,270 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 7.27 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 2011: 9.62 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 2011: 9.22 ft, below flood stageOct 30, 2012: 14.57 ft, minor flooding; 9,098 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 13.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,363 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 14.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,333 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,669 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,442 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.61 ft, Jun 22, 1972 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown 1970s: 7 7 1980s: 5 1990s: 3 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown
1Jun 22, 197225.61+13.61Major23,800
2Oct 9, 197621.70+9.70Moderate15,900
3Jul 1, 198717.99+5.99Moderate13,200
4Dec 11, 199215.69+3.69Minor8,430
5Sep 23, 200315.59+3.59Minor9,800
6Aug 13, 198415.32+3.32Minor7,320
7Sep 28, 200415.31+3.31Minor9,440
8May 16, 201414.78+2.78Minor9,333
9May 12, 200814.73+2.73Minor9,270
10Oct 30, 201214.57+2.57Minor9,098
11Jan 19, 199614.43+2.43Minor6,820
12Sep 6, 197914.25+2.25Minor5,850
13Jan 1, 197614.01+2.01Minor3,620
14Jan 31, 201313.91+1.91Minor8,363
15Mar 21, 199813.43+1.43Minor7,140
16Sep 25, 197513.21+1.21Minor4,920
17Feb 12, 198513.08+1.08Minor5,440
18May 18, 198812.98+0.98Minor5,370
19Sep 12, 197112.81+0.81Minor4,600
20Mar 28, 200512.81+0.81Minor6,440
21Apr 10, 198312.55+0.55Minor4,440
22Sep 28, 201812.30+0.30Minor6,669
23Jan 26, 197812.21+0.21Minor4,180
24Mar 22, 201912.08+0.08Minor6,442
25Oct 1, 197911.93−0.07Action4,040
26Dec 5, 199310.41−1.59Action3,690
27May 16, 198910.39−1.61Action3,670
28Jun 17, 198210.23−1.77Action3,000
29Dec 13, 199610.21−1.79Action3,570
30Mar 11, 20119.62−2.38Below flood stage—
31Apr 17, 20119.22−2.78Below flood stage—
32Mar 7, 20117.27−4.73Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Loudoun County

Flood gauges in Loudoun County
Mountville10.017.00 ft, Sep 23, 20030
Sterling12.013.29 ft, May 12, 20080
Leesburg12.030.59 ft, Jun 22, 197218
Middleburg13.027.46 ft, Jun 22, 19725
Leesburg7.011.19 ft, Sep 23, 20031
Waterford10.010.97 ft, Sep 28, 20040
Lincoln10.013.45 ft, Sep 23, 20030
Waterford8.012.10 ft, Sep 23, 20030

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TAYV2, 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.