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Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester

Highest listed crest 27.00 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft16 crests since 1936

The Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester crested above flood stage 13 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2025. The highest, 27.00 ft on October 15, 1942, was minor flooding, 11.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.00 ft
October 15, 1942; 22,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
20.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Frederick County
Near Winchester (10.4 mi), Front Royal (13.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester
Action stage7.03Apr 17, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.013May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1936 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester, 1936 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ft Mar 17, 1936: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1942: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1951: 15.11 ft, action stage; 5,470 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1955: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 23.19 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1978: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 14.28 ft, action stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 9,090 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 14.63 ft, action stageOct 30, 2012: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2018: 16.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,230 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.00 ft, Oct 15, 1942 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Cedar Creek (VA) near Winchester
1Oct 15, 194227.00+11.00Minor22,000
2Mar 17, 193625.00+9.00Minor18,000
3Sep 6, 199623.40+7.40Minor20,800
4Jun 22, 197223.19+7.19Minor20,300
5Aug 6, 197822.14+6.14Minor17,800
6Aug 18, 195520.49+4.49Minor11,100
7May 14, 202520.10+4.10Minor14,230
8Oct 30, 201218.76+2.76Minor12,200
9Oct 9, 197617.00+1.00Minor10,000
10May 16, 201416.61+0.61Minor9,660
11Jun 3, 201816.32+0.32Minor9,340
12Mar 4, 199316.15+0.15Minor9,090
13Nov 5, 198516.05+0.05Minor8,980
14May 11, 195115.11−0.89Action5,470
15Apr 17, 201114.63−1.37Action—
16Feb 14, 198414.28−1.72Action7,240

Other gauges in Frederick County

Flood gauges in Frederick County
Hayfield8.09.71 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Berryville10.018.40 ft, Oct 1, 19422

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCCV2, 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.