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Pound River at Norland

Highest listed crest 11.95 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft4 crests since 2023

The Pound River at Norland crested above flood stage 4 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2025. The highest, 11.95 ft on February 15, 2025, was minor flooding, 3.95 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pound River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.95 ft
February 15, 2025
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 15, 2025
11.95 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dickenson County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pound River at Norland
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.04Feb 15, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Pound River at Norland, 2023 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Feb 17, 2023: 8.99 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 8.75 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 2024: 11.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2025: 11.95 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.95 ft, Feb 15, 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.
  3. 8 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.20 ft on Jan 29, 1957; 14.40 ft on Mar 12, 1963; 14.91 ft on May 18, 1975; 14.02 ft on Apr 4, 1977; 12.57 ft on Sep 14, 1982; 11.82 ft on May 7, 1984; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pound River at Norland
1Feb 15, 202511.95+3.95Minor—
2Dec 20, 202411.00+3.00Minor—
3Feb 17, 20238.99+0.99Minor—
4Sep 27, 20248.75+0.75Minor—

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.

February 15, 2025: 11.95 ft here, minor flooding

September 27, 2024: 8.75 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 PoundVA13.017.86 ft, Jul 28, 20220
Norland this gaugeVA8.011.95 ft, Feb 15, 20250
Bold Camp Creek near PoundVA17.021.33 ft, Jul 28, 20220

Other gauges in Dickenson County

Flood gauges in Dickenson County
Clintwood11.017.20 ft, Jul 28, 20220
Bartlick15.021.54 ft, Feb 16, 20250
Haysi16.028.24 ft, Apr 4, 19771
Clinchco13.513.50 ft, Aug 16, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GFPV2, 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.