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Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton

Highest listed crest 10.37 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft12 crests since 1995

The Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton crested above flood stage 6 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 2018. The highest, 10.37 ft on September 6, 1996, was moderate flooding, 2.37 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.37 ft
September 6, 1996; 3,850 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2018
8.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockingham County
Near Harrisonburg (5.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton
Action stage6.06Apr 16, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.05Jun 1, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01Sep 6, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1995 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton, 1995 to 2018 681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jul 5, 1995: 6.96 ft, action stage; 415 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 10.37 ft, moderate flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 6.89 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 8.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2005: 6.00 ft, action stage; 850 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 6.63 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 6.64 ft, action stage; 994 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2011: 7.00 ft, action stageAug 15, 2012: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,268 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 9.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,913 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2018: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,854 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.37 ft, Sep 6, 1996 19952000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton
1Sep 6, 199610.37+2.37Moderate3,850
2Jun 4, 20169.84+1.84Minor3,240
3Sep 19, 20038.68+0.68Minor2,550
4Aug 15, 20128.66+0.66Minor2,268
5May 27, 20188.18+0.18Minor1,913
6Jun 1, 20188.10+0.10Minor1,854
7Apr 16, 20117.00−1.00Action—
8Jul 5, 19956.96−1.04Action415
9Jan 8, 19986.89−1.11Action1,330
10Jan 25, 20106.64−1.36Action994
11Nov 16, 20066.63−1.37Action1,180
12Nov 29, 20056.00−2.00Action850

Other gauges in Rockingham County

Flood gauges in Rockingham County
Cootes Store15.027.86 ft, Sep 6, 19964
Burketown11.036.70 ft, Sep 6, 19964
Lynnwood16.030.84 ft, Sep 7, 199616

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MUDV2, 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.