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Peak Creek at Pulaski

Highest listed crest 11.40 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft13 crests since 2010

The Peak Creek at Pulaski crested above flood stage 8 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2025. The highest, 11.40 ft on April 13, 2020, was moderate flooding, 3.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.40 ft
April 13, 2020; 5,547 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
9.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pulaski County
Near Radford (13.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS PCRV2
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, Peak Creek at Pulaski
Action stage6.05Feb 6, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.06Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.02Apr 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2010 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Peak Creek at Pulaski, 2010 to 2025 68101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Mar 13, 2010: 11.20 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2011: 6.30 ft, action stage; 500 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2012: 6.80 ft, action stage; 600 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 7.20 ft, action stageApr 24, 2017: 8.50 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2017: 8.90 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2019: 8.30 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2020: 7.20 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2020: 7.90 ft, action stage; 2,596 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 11.40 ft, moderate flooding; 5,547 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 10.00 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2020: 9.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,119 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.40 ft, Apr 13, 2020 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Peak Creek at Pulaski 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 4 2010s2020s
  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, Peak Creek at Pulaski
1Apr 13, 202011.40+3.40Moderate5,547
2Mar 13, 201011.20+3.20Moderate—
3May 20, 202010.00+2.00Minor—
4Feb 16, 20259.74+1.74Minor4,119
5Jun 18, 20209.50+1.50Minor—
6May 25, 20178.90+0.90Minor—
7Apr 24, 20178.50+0.50Minor—
8Apr 19, 20198.30+0.30Minor—
9Feb 6, 20207.90−0.10Action2,596
10Jan 31, 20137.20−0.80Action—
11Jan 13, 20207.20−0.80Action—
12Apr 26, 20126.80−1.20Action600
13Sep 6, 20116.30−1.70Action500

Other gauges in Pulaski County

Flood gauges in Pulaski County
Allisonia8.023.42 ft, Aug 14, 19402
Radford14.035.96 ft, Aug 14, 194010

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PCRV2, 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.