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Cranes Nest River near Clintwood

Highest listed crest 17.20 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft5 crests since 2018

The Cranes Nest River near Clintwood crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 17.20 ft on July 28, 2022, was minor flooding, 6.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.20 ft
July 28, 2022; 5,914 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
16.96 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dickenson County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cranes Nest River near Clintwood
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.05Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cranes Nest River near Clintwood, 2018 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Feb 11, 2018: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,377 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,495 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2022: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,914 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,284 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 16.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,845 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.20 ft, Jul 28, 2022 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cranes Nest River near Clintwood 2010s: 1 2020s: 4 4 2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 20.00 ft on Jan 29, 1957; 19.86 ft on Mar 7, 1967; 26.09 ft on Apr 4, 1977; 16.82 ft on Feb 16, 2003; 12.12 ft on Jan 31, 2013.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cranes Nest River near Clintwood
1Jul 28, 202217.20+6.20Minor5,914
2Feb 16, 202516.96+5.96Minor5,845
3Feb 6, 202014.81+3.81Minor5,495
4Feb 11, 201814.66+3.66Minor5,377
5Feb 17, 202312.09+1.09Minor3,284

Other gauges in Dickenson County

Flood gauges in Dickenson County
Norland8.011.95 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Bartlick15.021.54 ft, Feb 16, 20250
Haysi16.028.24 ft, Apr 4, 19771
Clinchco13.513.50 ft, Aug 16, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CNRV2, 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.