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Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 5.21 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft16 crests since 2023

The Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2025. The highest, 5.21 ft on October 12, 2025, was major flooding, 1.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.21 ft
October 12, 2025
Flood stage
3.5 ft
Major flooding from 4.5 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
October 28, 2025
4.37 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Isle of Wight County
Near Newport News (8.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SMSV2
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, Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW)
Action stage3.31Jan 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.57Sep 10, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.07Oct 28, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage4.51Oct 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 2023 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW), 2023 to 2025 33.544.555.5ft Flood stage 3.5 ftMajor 4.5 ft Nov 25, 2023: 3.80 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 3.40 ft, action stageJan 31, 2024: 3.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2024: 4.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 2024: 3.60 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2024: 3.85 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2024: 3.91 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2024: 4.40 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2024: 4.07 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2024: 3.86 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2025: 4.42 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2025: 3.82 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 4.37 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2025: 4.01 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 2025: 5.21 ft, major floodingOct 28, 2025: 4.37 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 5.21 ft, Oct 12, 2025 20252030
  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, Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW)
1Oct 12, 20255.21+1.71Major—
2Aug 21, 20254.42+0.92Moderate—
3May 11, 20244.40+0.90Moderate—
4Sep 16, 20254.37+0.87Moderate—
5Oct 28, 20254.37+0.87Moderate—
6Feb 6, 20244.20+0.70Moderate—
7Sep 22, 20244.07+0.57Moderate—
8Oct 1, 20254.01+0.51Moderate—
9Mar 26, 20243.91+0.41Minor—
10Oct 1, 20243.86+0.36Minor—
11Mar 9, 20243.85+0.35Minor—
12Sep 10, 20253.82+0.32Minor—
13Nov 25, 20233.80+0.30Minor—
14Feb 13, 20243.60+0.10Minor—
15Jan 31, 20243.500.00Minor—
16Jan 9, 20243.40−0.10Action—

Other gauges in Isle of Wight County

Flood gauges in Isle of Wight County
Rescue Road3.04.45 ft, Sep 24, 20260
US 172.53.70 ft, Sep 24, 20260

Isle of Wight County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SMSV2, 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.