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Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW)

Highest listed crest 5.90 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft2 crests since 2016

The Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2026. The highest, 5.90 ft on September 26, 2026, was moderate flooding, 1.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.90 ft
September 26, 2026
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2026
5.90 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Virginia Beach city
Near Virginia Beach (6.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW)
Action stage3.30—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.01Oct 9, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.51Sep 26, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2016 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW), 2016 to 2026 44.555.56ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Oct 9, 2016: 4.43 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2026: 5.90 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 5.90 ft, Sep 26, 2026 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW) 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 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, Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW)
1Sep 26, 20265.90+1.90Moderate—
2Oct 9, 20164.43+0.43Minor—

Other gauges in Virginia Beach city

Flood gauges in Virginia Beach city
Sandbridge Road2.02.04 ft, Aug 3, 20260
Dawley Corners1.82.88 ft, Sep 18, 20185
Route 165 in Virginia Beach4.56.45 ft, Oct 9, 20160
Route 58 in VA Beach5.05.27 ft, Oct 9, 20160
Lynnhaven Inlet (IN MLLW)4.56.28 ft, Jan 3, 202210
Creeds2.02.95 ft, Oct 11, 20180
Route 58 in Thalia4.05.43 ft, Oct 9, 20160
Mapleton5.57.02 ft, Oct 9, 20160

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LTCV2, 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.