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Maury River at Rockbridge Baths

Highest listed crest 19.19 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft89 crests since 1929

The Maury River at Rockbridge Baths crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 19.19 ft on November 5, 1985, was major flooding, 9.19 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Maury River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.19 ft
November 5, 1985; 87,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
April 16, 2018
10.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockbridge County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maury River at Rockbridge Baths
Action stage8.039May 25, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.015Apr 16, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.04Sep 6, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.01Nov 5, 1985Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, 1929 to 2024 5101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Apr 16, 1929: 8.50 ft, action stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1929: 8.58 ft, action stage; 9,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1931: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1932: 8.20 ft, action stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1932: 9.00 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1934: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 5,400 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1935: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1936: 13.07 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1937: 8.36 ft, action stage; 9,200 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1937: 9.44 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1939: 8.16 ft, action stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1940: 9.13 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1941: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1942: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1942: 8.94 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1944: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1945: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1947: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1949: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1950: 9.10 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1950: 9.80 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 8.64 ft, action stage; 9,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1953: 9.40 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1954: 9.75 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1954: 8.40 ft, action stage; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1956: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 9.03 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1958: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1959: 7.85 ft, below flood stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1960: 8.54 ft, action stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1961: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 4,500 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1961: 9.68 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 9.08 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1964: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1965: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 9.48 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1968: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 5,670 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1969: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1969: 8.88 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1971: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1972: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 9.93 ft, action stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 9.48 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 8.19 ft, action stage; 8,560 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1981: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1982: 10.68 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1983: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 7,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 8.89 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1984: 7.64 ft, below flood stage; 7,060 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 19.19 ft, major flooding; 87,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1987: 9.14 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1988: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 8.00 ft, action stage; 7,990 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1989: 8.47 ft, action stage; 9,450 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1991: 8.67 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 13.28 ft, moderate flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 9.66 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1994: 8.12 ft, action stage; 8,350 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1995: 12.58 ft, moderate flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 14.28 ft, moderate flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1996: 8.72 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2000: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2001: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2002: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 9.34 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 9.54 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2006: 9.95 ft, action stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 9.27 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 10.67 ft, minor flooding; 18,350 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 10.47 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2011: 8.83 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2013: 9.39 ft, action stage; 12,760 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 7,090 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2016: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 8.51 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2024: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 8,575 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.19 ft, Nov 5, 1985 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maury River at Rockbridge Baths 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Maury River at Rockbridge Baths
1Nov 5, 198519.19+9.19Major87,700
2Sep 6, 199614.28+4.28Moderate42,000
3Apr 22, 199213.28+3.28Moderate34,500
4Mar 17, 193613.07+3.07Moderate33,000
5Jun 23, 199512.58+2.58Moderate29,500
6Jan 8, 199811.52+1.52Minor22,900
7Aug 20, 196911.48+1.48Minor22,900
8Dec 27, 197311.05+1.05Minor20,300
9Jan 26, 197810.98+0.98Minor19,900
10Jun 22, 197210.81+0.81Minor19,000
11May 30, 197110.73+0.73Minor18,600
12Jun 13, 198210.68+0.68Minor18,400
13Jan 25, 201010.67+0.67Minor18,350
14May 22, 194210.53+0.53Minor17,500
15Apr 17, 201110.47+0.47Minor17,400
16Apr 16, 201810.40+0.40Minor17,800
17Mar 19, 197510.28+0.28Minor16,400
18Oct 6, 197210.27+0.27Minor16,400
19Jan 23, 193510.08+0.08Minor15,600
20Jun 18, 194910.07+0.07Minor15,600
21Jun 26, 20069.95−0.05Action15,100
22Oct 9, 19769.93−0.07Action14,900
23Dec 8, 19509.80−0.20Action14,400
24Mar 1, 19549.75−0.25Action14,400
25Oct 21, 19619.68−0.32Action14,000
26Mar 4, 19939.66−0.34Action13,800
27Sep 9, 20049.54−0.46Action13,400
28Mar 7, 19679.48−0.52Action13,100
29Sep 6, 19799.48−0.52Action13,100
30Oct 19, 19379.44−0.56Action12,800
31Feb 21, 19539.40−0.60Action12,800
32May 8, 20139.39−0.61Action12,760
33Feb 22, 20039.34−0.66Action12,600
34Nov 16, 20069.27−0.73Action12,300
35Apr 16, 19879.14−0.86Action11,800
36May 31, 19409.13−0.87Action11,600
37Sep 10, 19509.10−0.90Action11,600
38Mar 12, 19639.08−0.92Action11,600
39Apr 5, 19579.03−0.97Action11,300
40Oct 17, 19329.00−1.00Action11,300
41Oct 16, 19428.94−1.06Action11,000
42Feb 14, 19848.89−1.11Action10,900
43Dec 13, 19698.88−1.12Action10,900
44Dec 8, 20118.83−1.17Action10,700
45Dec 1, 19968.72−1.28Action10,300
46Mar 4, 19918.67−1.33Action10,100
47Mar 11, 19528.64−1.36Action9,900
48Nov 18, 19298.58−1.42Action9,900
49Mar 30, 19608.54−1.46Action9,550
50May 25, 20178.51−1.49Action10,500

The worst floods along the Maury River

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

November 5, 1985: 19.19 ft here, major flooding

September 6, 1996: 14.28 ft here, moderate flooding

April 22, 1992: 13.28 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Maury River

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

Flood gauges on the Maury River
Rockbridge Baths this gaugeVA10.019.19 ft, Nov 5, 19851
Buena VistaVA17.031.23 ft, Aug 20, 19692

Other gauges in Rockbridge County

Flood gauges in Rockbridge County
Murat8.011.40 ft, May 5, 20170
Goshen12.020.23 ft, Nov 4, 19852
Lexington8.015.44 ft, Jun 28, 19951
Buena Vista17.031.23 ft, Aug 20, 19692

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROBV2, 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.