Holmes Run at Fairview Lake

Highest listed crest 318.47 ftFlood stage 318.0 ft1 crests since 2011

The Holmes Run at Fairview Lake crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2011. The highest, 318.47 ft on September 8, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.47 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 318.47 ft; September 8, 2011
Flood stage: 318.0 ft; Major flooding from 324.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 8, 2011; 318.47 ft, minor flooding
Location: Fairfax County; Near Falls Church (2.2 mi), Vienna (3.1 mi), Fairfax (4.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS FVLV2; 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, Holmes Run at Fairview Lake

Action stage	315.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	318.0	1	Sep 8, 2011	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	320.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	324.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2011 to 2011. 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, Holmes Run at Fairview Lake

1	Sep 8, 2011	318.47	+0.47	Minor	—

Other gauges in Fairfax County

Flood gauges in Fairfax County

Woodburn Road / Strathmeade Springs	251.5	258.68 ft, Jul 13, 2025	0
Annandale	9.5	16.32 ft, Sep 8, 2011	3
Manassas Park	12.0	20.20 ft, Jul 22, 2018	0
Huntington - Metro Bridge	11.0	12.92 ft, Sep 9, 2011	0
McLean	9.0	10.54 ft, Dec 25, 2022	0
Browns Mill Road / Wolf Trap	195.0	196.37 ft, Jul 13, 2025	0
Great Falls	11.0	21.40 ft, Jun 22, 1972	1
Chantilly	9.0	9.21 ft, Sep 8, 2011	0
New Alexandria Storm Water Pumping Station - Downstream	5.5	7.51 ft, Jul 8, 2019	1
New Alexandria Tide Gate	5.5	6.19 ft, Oct 29, 2021	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FVLV2, 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.