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Pound River above Indian Creek near Pound

Highest listed crest 17.86 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft5 crests since 2020

The Pound River above Indian Creek near Pound crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2025. The highest, 17.86 ft on July 28, 2022, was moderate flooding, 4.86 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pound River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.86 ft
July 28, 2022
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 15, 2025
17.09 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Wise County
Virginia
Identifiers
NWS PICV2
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, Pound River above Indian Creek near Pound
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Feb 15, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2020 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pound River above Indian Creek near Pound, 2020 to 2025 131415161718ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Feb 6, 2020: 15.35 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2021: 13.62 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2022: 17.86 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2024: 14.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2025: 17.09 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 17.86 ft, Jul 28, 2022 202020252030
  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, Pound River above Indian Creek near Pound
1Jul 28, 202217.86+4.86Moderate—
2Feb 15, 202517.09+4.09Moderate—
3Feb 6, 202015.35+2.35Minor—
4Sep 27, 202414.90+1.90Minor—
5Mar 28, 202113.62+0.62Minor—

The worst floods along the Pound River

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

July 28, 2022: 17.86 ft here, moderate flooding

February 15, 2025: 17.09 ft here, moderate flooding

February 6, 2020: 15.35 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Pound River

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

Flood gauges on the Pound River
Indian Creek near Pound this gaugeVA13.017.86 ft, Jul 28, 20220
NorlandVA8.011.95 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Bold Camp Creek near PoundVA17.021.33 ft, Jul 28, 20220

Other gauges in Wise County

Flood gauges in Wise County
Riverview14.018.06 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Bold Camp Creek near Pound17.021.33 ft, Jul 28, 20220
Big Stone Gap10.011.30 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Dorchester7.08.46 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Big Stone Gap11.012.62 ft, Feb 15, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PICV2, 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.