Cub Creek at Phenix

Highest listed crest 21.89 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft83 crests since 1947

The Cub Creek at Phenix crested above flood stage 22 times among the 83 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 21.89 ft on September 6, 1996, was minor flooding, 9.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.89 ft
September 6, 1996; 15,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
22 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
12.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Charlotte County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cub Creek at Phenix
Action stage10.021Oct 31, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.022Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

83 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cub Creek at Phenix, 1947 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Mar 14, 1947: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1948: 11.88 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1948: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1950: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 938 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1951: 11.80 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1952: 11.76 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1954: 10.37 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1955: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1956: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1957: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1958: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1958: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1961: 9.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1961: 10.25 ft, action stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1963: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1964: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 695 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1965: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1966: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1967: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 655 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1968: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 785 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1969: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 229 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1971: 10.33 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 20.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1972: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1974: 10.82 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1975: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1976: 10.15 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 16.45 ft, minor flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1979: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1980: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1981: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 506 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1982: 11.72 ft, action stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 9.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 10.75 ft, action stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1985: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1987: 19.31 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1988: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 722 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1989: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1990: 9.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1991: 11.01 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1993: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1995: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 9.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1998: 11.39 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 9.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1999: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 704 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2001: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 537 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2003: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2006: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 665 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2007: 11.53 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2008: 10.52 ft, action stage; 1,956 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2009: 10.06 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2009: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2009: 10.54 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2013: 11.41 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,808 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,848 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 11.96 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 11.72 ft, action stage; 2,965 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2020: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2020: 10.86 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2020: 9.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2020: 10.32 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2020: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2020: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2020: 9.39 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,924 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2023: 9.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.89 ft, Sep 6, 1996 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cub Creek at Phenix 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 5 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 83 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cub Creek at Phenix
1Sep 6, 199621.89+9.89Minor15,200
2Jun 22, 197220.37+8.37Minor7,380
3Sep 8, 198719.31+7.31Minor10,600
4Nov 12, 202016.93+4.93Minor7,610
5Jan 26, 197816.45+4.45Minor7,170
6Feb 25, 197915.86+3.86Minor6,770
7Sep 25, 197515.85+3.85Minor4,550
8Nov 28, 199315.39+3.39Minor6,460
9Oct 12, 201815.16+3.16Minor5,730
10Sep 19, 200315.12+3.12Minor6,170
11May 16, 201414.73+2.73Minor5,848
12Aug 19, 198514.61+2.61Minor5,740
13Mar 5, 199314.38+2.38Minor5,550
14Jan 10, 202414.35+2.35Minor4,600
15Aug 9, 202413.60+1.60Minor3,980
16Dec 4, 194813.00+1.00Minor2,720
17Nov 4, 198512.74+0.74Minor4,240
18Aug 18, 195512.68+0.68Minor2,620
19Dec 1, 202012.68+0.68Minor3,630
20May 1, 201412.45+0.45Minor3,808
21Oct 6, 197212.12+0.12Minor2,800
22Feb 16, 202512.000.00Minor2,820
23Dec 25, 201511.96−0.04Action3,340
24Apr 1, 194811.88−0.12Action2,340
25Dec 21, 195111.80−0.20Action2,300
26Nov 21, 195211.76−0.24Action2,300
27Feb 4, 198211.72−0.28Action1,900
28Jun 14, 201911.72−0.28Action2,965
29Jan 2, 200711.53−0.47Action2,580
30Jul 12, 201311.41−0.59Action2,780
31Jan 28, 199811.39−0.61Action2,690
32Mar 30, 199111.01−0.99Action2,880
33Sep 27, 202010.86−1.14Action2,420
34Sep 7, 197410.82−1.18Action2,120
35Mar 29, 198410.75−1.25Action2,700
36Dec 14, 200910.54−1.46Action1,970
37Dec 12, 200810.52−1.48Action1,956
38Jan 23, 195410.37−1.63Action1,870
39May 14, 197110.33−1.67Action1,960
40Oct 31, 202010.32−1.68Action2,120
41Dec 13, 196110.25−1.75Action1,930
42Oct 21, 197610.15−1.85Action2,000
43Nov 13, 200910.06−1.94Action1,950
44Apr 6, 19609.98−2.02Below flood stage1,870
45Dec 25, 20209.95−2.05Below flood stage1,924
46Mar 29, 20059.70−2.30Below flood stage1,520
47Sep 19, 20209.70−2.30Below flood stage1,800
48Jul 17, 20239.66−2.34Below flood stage1,550
49Sep 13, 19509.62−2.38Below flood stage1,600
50May 2, 19899.62−2.38Below flood stage2,030

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CUBV2, 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.