Highest listed crest 16.66 ft June 24, 2016; 23,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 9.0 ft Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major 3 55th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest February 16, 2025 11.10 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Dunlap Creek near Covington, 1929 to 2025 0 5 10 15 20 ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Major 14.0 ft Feb 27, 1929: 7.50 ft, action stage; 4,080 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1929: 9.70 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per second May 1, 1932: 8.70 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1933: 8.50 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1934: 7.20 ft, action stage; 3,760 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1935: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1936: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 8,370 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1937: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 1937: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,660 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1939: 7.48 ft, action stage; 4,160 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 1940: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1941: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per second May 22, 1942: 8.70 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1943: 8.60 ft, action stage; 5,440 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1944: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1945: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1946: 7.00 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1947: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1949: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1950: 7.28 ft, action stage; 4,030 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1951: 8.59 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1952: 8.68 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1953: 7.04 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1954: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1955: 10.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1956: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1957: 8.53 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1958: 8.56 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1959: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,830 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1960: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,320 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1961: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1961: 8.13 ft, action stage; 4,950 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1964: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1965: 8.53 ft, action stage; 5,440 cubic feet per second May 2, 1966: 7.30 ft, action stage; 4,030 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1967: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1968: 4.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 1969: 13.13 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1969: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1971: 8.77 ft, action stage; 5,490 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1972: 15.65 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1973: 10.76 ft, minor flooding; 9,370 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1973: 11.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,970 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1975: 8.16 ft, action stage; 4,480 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1975: 7.84 ft, action stage; 4,480 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1977: 11.74 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1978: 9.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1979: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1980: 7.45 ft, action stage; 4,080 cubic feet per second May 28, 1981: 8.44 ft, action stage; 5,230 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1982: 9.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1983: 8.33 ft, action stage; 5,080 cubic feet per second Aug 13, 1984: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1985: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,470 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1985: 13.42 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1988: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1989: 7.48 ft, action stage; 4,110 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1989: 8.73 ft, action stage; 5,640 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1991: 8.81 ft, action stage; 5,750 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1992: 9.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1994: 7.00 ft, action stage; 3,640 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1995: 10.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1996: 13.33 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1997: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1998: 8.62 ft, action stage; 5,480 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1999: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 2000: 8.70 ft, action stage; 5,590 cubic feet per second May 25, 2001: 7.19 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 2002: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,220 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2003: 11.59 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2004: 14.04 ft, major flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2005: 7.05 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2006: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,660 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2007: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2008: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2011: 8.23 ft, action stage; 5,760 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 2012: 7.17 ft, action stage; 4,098 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 9.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per second May 7, 2013: 11.98 ft, moderate flooding; 14,240 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 2016: 16.66 ft, major flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per second May 6, 2018: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2018: 8.68 ft, action stage; 4,210 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2020: 8.90 ft, action stage; 4,520 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2020: 8.88 ft, action stage; 4,487 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2020: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 2023: 7.69 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2023: 8.24 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 7.87 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 2024: 7.87 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 2025: 8.02 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2025: 11.10 ft, moderate flooding; 8,210 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.66 ft, Jun 24, 2016 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dunlap Creek near Covington 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 3 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 3 1990s: 5 2000s: 3 2010s: 6 2020s: 2 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. 05 Other gauges in Alleghany County Alleghany County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLPV2, 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.