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North River near Burketown

Highest listed crest 36.70 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft61 crests since 1937

The North River near Burketown crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2018. The highest, 36.70 ft on September 6, 1996, was major flooding, 25.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.70 ft
September 6, 1996; 70,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2018
13.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockingham County
Near Harrisonburg (7.0 mi), Staunton (14.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North River near Burketown
Action stage9.016Dec 21, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.039Sep 28, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.02Aug 18, 1955Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.04Sep 6, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

61 crests from 1937 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North River near Burketown, 1937 to 2018 010203040ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Apr 26, 1937: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1939: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1940: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1942: 23.37 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1942: 32.40 ft, major flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1944: 9.77 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1945: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 9.40 ft, action stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1949: 36.30 ft, major flooding; 62,600 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1950: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1950: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,970 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1953: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1954: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1955: 21.04 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1959: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1960: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 10.32 ft, action stage; 5,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1965: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,720 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1969: 10.35 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1970: 10.24 ft, action stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1971: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 10.02 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 14.89 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1979: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1982: 11.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1983: 10.36 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1985: 9.23 ft, action stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 35.85 ft, major flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1987: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 9.26 ft, action stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 14.87 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1994: 10.89 ft, action stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 36.70 ft, major flooding; 70,400 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 9.27 ft, action stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2002: 9.87 ft, action stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2004: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,050 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2005: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.60 ft, action stageApr 17, 2011: 18.35 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2011: 9.66 ft, action stageMay 18, 2011: 10.57 ft, action stageJul 12, 2013: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,428 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,226 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2018: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,826 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 17.61 ft, minor flooding; 14,375 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 9,311 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 10.07 ft, action stage; 5,880 cubic feet per second Highest, 36.70 ft, Sep 6, 1996 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North River near Burketown 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 8 8 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 5 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 9 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 22.50 ft on May 1, 1924; 10.30 ft on Nov 16, 1926; 9.50 ft on Aug 16, 1928; 10.00 ft on Apr 16, 1929; 9.80 ft on Oct 22, 1929; 11.50 ft on Apr 17, 1933; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North River near Burketown
1Sep 6, 199636.70+25.70Major70,400
2Jun 18, 194936.30+25.30Major62,600
3Nov 5, 198535.85+24.85Major65,000
4Oct 15, 194232.40+21.40Major43,000
5May 22, 194223.37+12.37Moderate22,600
6Aug 18, 195521.04+10.04Moderate18,600
7Apr 17, 201118.35+7.35Minor—
8Sep 17, 201817.61+6.61Minor14,375
9Sep 19, 200316.99+5.99Minor13,600
10Jun 22, 197216.58+5.58Minor12,900
11Dec 7, 195016.56+5.56Minor12,100
12Jun 14, 194016.07+5.07Minor11,500
13Apr 22, 199216.05+5.05Minor12,300
14Jul 12, 201315.90+4.90Minor12,300
15Sep 18, 194515.38+4.38Minor10,700
16Nov 29, 200515.35+4.35Minor11,700
17Jul 30, 193915.20+4.20Minor10,500
18Apr 26, 193715.00+4.00Minor12,600
19Jan 8, 199814.91+3.91Minor11,200
20Jan 25, 201014.91+3.91Minor11,200
21Jan 26, 197814.89+3.89Minor10,900
22Mar 4, 199314.87+3.87Minor10,900
23May 28, 196014.83+3.83Minor10,800
24Mar 11, 195214.73+3.73Minor9,970
25Jun 2, 195914.60+3.60Minor10,600
26Jun 3, 201814.60+3.60Minor10,826
27Apr 17, 198714.36+3.36Minor10,300
28Mar 1, 195414.30+3.30Minor9,550
29Sep 6, 197914.27+3.27Minor10,200
30May 30, 197114.26+3.26Minor10,200
31Nov 16, 200614.18+3.18Minor10,300
32Mar 7, 196713.90+2.90Minor9,720
33Sep 13, 195013.35+2.35Minor8,650
34Sep 28, 201813.29+2.29Minor9,311
35Jan 15, 199513.26+2.26Minor8,960
36Mar 24, 195313.16+2.16Minor8,450
37Sep 28, 200413.06+2.06Minor9,050
38Oct 3, 197913.00+2.00Minor8,650
39Apr 5, 195712.67+1.67Minor8,320
40May 25, 201712.32+1.32Minor8,226
41Jun 13, 198211.98+0.98Minor7,530
42Mar 29, 198411.94+0.94Minor7,480
43Feb 7, 196511.60+0.60Minor7,110
44May 16, 201411.58+0.58Minor7,428
45Mar 12, 196311.40+0.40Minor6,900
46Aug 17, 199410.89−0.11Action6,390
47Mar 11, 201110.60−0.40Action—
48May 18, 201110.57−0.43Action—
49Apr 15, 198310.36−0.64Action5,900
50Aug 1, 196910.35−0.65Action5,900

Other gauges in Rockingham County

Flood gauges in Rockingham County
Mount Clinton8.010.37 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Cootes Store15.027.86 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 BKTV2, 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.