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Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 6.76 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft8 crests since 2015

The Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 6 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2026. The highest, 6.76 ft on October 12, 2025, was moderate flooding, 1.26 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Elizabeth River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.76 ft
October 12, 2025
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 24, 2026
6.72 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Chesapeake city
Near Portsmouth (4.7 mi), Chesapeake (10.5 mi), Norfolk (12.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW)
Flood stage (minor)5.54Oct 28, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.52Sep 24, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2015 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW), 2015 to 2026 55.566.577.5ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 7.5 ft Oct 4, 2015: 5.45 ft, below flood stageOct 9, 2016: 5.02 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 2025: 6.06 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2025: 5.52 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 6.26 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2025: 6.76 ft, moderate floodingOct 28, 2025: 5.94 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2026: 6.72 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 6.76 ft, Oct 12, 2025 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW) 2010s: 0 2020s: 6 6 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Elizabeth River at Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW)
1Oct 12, 20256.76+1.26Moderate—
2Sep 24, 20266.72+1.22Moderate—
3Sep 16, 20256.26+0.76Minor—
4Aug 21, 20256.06+0.56Minor—
5Oct 28, 20255.94+0.44Minor—
6Sep 10, 20255.52+0.02Minor—
7Oct 4, 20155.45−0.05Below flood stage—
8Oct 9, 20165.02−0.48Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Elizabeth River

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

October 12, 2025: 6.76 ft here, moderate flooding

September 24, 2026: 6.72 ft here, moderate flooding

September 16, 2025: 6.26 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Elizabeth River

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

Flood gauges on the Elizabeth River
Bailey Creek near Chesapeake VA (IN MLLW) this gaugeVA5.56.76 ft, Oct 12, 20250
Route 165 in Virginia BeachVA4.56.45 ft, Oct 9, 20160
Scuffeltown Creek (IN MLLW)VA5.06.54 ft, Oct 12, 20250
The Hague at Pedestrian BridgeVA4.56.87 ft, Oct 4, 20151
the Midtown Tunnel (in MLLW)VA5.06.73 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Money Point (IN MLLW)VA5.08.60 ft, Nov 12, 20098
Pinehurst in Portsmouth (IN MLLW)VA5.06.85 ft, Oct 4, 20150

Other gauges in Chesapeake city

Flood gauges in Chesapeake city
Scuffeltown Creek (IN MLLW)5.06.54 ft, Oct 12, 20250
Money Point (IN MLLW)5.08.60 ft, Nov 12, 20098

Chesapeake city: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLYV2, 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.