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Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill

Highest listed crest 6.20 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft4 crests since 2009

The Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2018. The highest, 6.20 ft on September 29, 2015, was minor flooding, 0.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.20 ft
September 29, 2015
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 29, 2015
6.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Near Roanoke (9.8 mi), Salem (11.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MGDV2
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, Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill
Action stage4.02Oct 11, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.01Sep 29, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2009 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill, 2009 to 2018 24681012ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Nov 12, 2009: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 800 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 4.30 ft, action stage; 500 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2015: 6.20 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 5.20 ft, action stage Highest, 6.20 ft, Sep 29, 2015 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2000s2010s
  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, Maggodee Creek above Boones Mill
1Sep 29, 20156.20+0.20Minor—
2Oct 11, 20185.20−0.80Action—
3Jan 31, 20134.30−1.70Action500
4Nov 12, 20093.50−2.50Below flood stage800

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Rocky Mount12.021.92 ft, Nov 5, 19850

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MGDV2, 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.