Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus

Highest listed crest 18.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft3 crests since 2003

The Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 18.00 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 18.00 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 18.00 ft, major flooding
Location: Washington County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS DMCV2; 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, Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus

Action stage	6.0	1	Feb 13, 2025	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	1	Nov 19, 2003	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus

1	Sep 27, 2024	18.00	+10.00	Major	—
2	Nov 19, 2003	9.90	+1.90	Minor	11,419
3	Feb 13, 2025	6.21	−1.79	Action	—

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County

Meadowview 4SE	8.0	12.05 ft, Sep 28, 2024	0
White Mills 2N	10.5	20.25 ft, Feb 16, 2025	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DMCV2, 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.