Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE

Highest listed crest 12.05 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft2 crests since 2024

The Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2025. The highest, 12.05 ft on September 28, 2024, was minor flooding, 4.05 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Middle Fork Holston River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.05 ft; September 28, 2024
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 16, 2025; 10.85 ft, minor flooding
Location: Washington County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS MFHV2; 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, Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE

Action stage	7.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	2	Feb 16, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	15.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	22.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2024 to 2025. 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, Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE

1	Sep 28, 2024	12.05	+4.05	Minor	—
2	Feb 16, 2025	10.85	+2.85	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Middle Fork Holston River

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

September 28, 2024: 12.05 ft here, minor flooding

Seven Mile FordVA · Sep 27, 2024 · 9.00 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Middle Fork Holston River

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

Flood gauges on the Middle Fork Holston River

Seven Mile Ford	VA	8.0	10.75 ft, Jan 29, 1957	3
Meadowview 4SE this gauge	VA	8.0	12.05 ft, Sep 28, 2024	0

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County

Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus	8.0	18.00 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
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 MFHV2, 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.