Clinch River at Dungannon

Highest listed crest 14.85 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft1 crests since 2025

The Clinch River at Dungannon crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 14.85 ft on February 16, 2025, was minor flooding, 2.85 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Clinch River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 14.85 ft; February 16, 2025
Flood stage: 12.0 ft; Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 16, 2025; 14.85 ft, minor flooding
Location: Scott County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS DNGV2; 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, Clinch River at Dungannon

Action stage	9.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	12.0	1	Feb 16, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	20.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	24.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 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, Clinch River at Dungannon

1	Feb 16, 2025	14.85	+2.85	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Clinch River

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

February 16, 2025: 14.85 ft here, minor flooding

RichlandsVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 16.09 ft · Major
Speers FerryVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 28.16 ft · Moderate
ClevelandVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 20.48 ft · Moderate
TazewellTN · Feb 17, 2025 · 18.89 ft · Moderate
BlackfordVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 16.82 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Clinch River

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

Flood gauges on the Clinch River

Tazewell	TN	12.0	29.32 ft, Apr 5, 1977	6
Blackford	VA	10.5	16.82 ft, Feb 16, 2025	0
Cleveland	VA	14.0	26.40 ft, Apr 5, 1977	2
Dungannon this gauge	VA	12.0	14.85 ft, Feb 16, 2025	0
Richlands	VA	10.0	21.30 ft, Jun 22, 1901	6
Speers Ferry	VA	18.0	36.69 ft, Apr 5, 1977	3

Other gauges in Scott County

Flood gauges in Scott County

Gate City	9.0	11.23 ft, Feb 16, 2025	0
Speers Ferry	18.0	36.69 ft, Apr 5, 1977	3
Gate City	12.0	22.50 ft, Feb 1, 1862	4
Stoney Creek	6.5	8.60 ft, Mar 28, 2021	0
Fort Blackmore 3NNW	13.0	14.94 ft, Feb 15, 2025	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DNGV2, 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.