Highest listed crest 10.01 ft April 5, 1977; 14,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 6.5 ft Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major 0 25 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest February 16, 2025 7.80 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, 1909 to 2025 2 4 6 8 10 12 ft Flood stage 6.5 ft Major 11.0 ft May 1, 1909: 5.60 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1910: 5.30 ft, action stage; 2,800 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1911: 5.50 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1912: 6.30 ft, action stage; 4,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1914: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1915: 5.40 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1927: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 1928: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1929: 6.40 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1931: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,210 cubic feet per second May 1, 1932: 5.00 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1932: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1934: 5.60 ft, action stage; 5,220 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1935: 7.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per second Nov 13, 1935: 6.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per second Aug 31, 1937: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,910 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1937: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,820 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1939: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,390 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 1940: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,730 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1941: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per second May 22, 1942: 5.24 ft, action stage; 4,230 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1942: 5.41 ft, action stage; 4,500 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1944: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1945: 5.76 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1946: 6.49 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1947: 6.10 ft, action stage; 5,820 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 6.10 ft, action stage; 5,820 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1948: 5.55 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1950: 5.22 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1952: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1953: 5.21 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1954: 5.56 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1955: 6.63 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1956: 5.72 ft, action stage; 4,780 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1957: 7.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1958: 5.59 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1959: 5.30 ft, action stage; 4,100 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1960: 5.21 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per second May 12, 1961: 7.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1961: 5.70 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1964: 5.08 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1965: 6.34 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1966: 5.71 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1967: 5.44 ft, action stage; 4,440 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1968: 6.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1969: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1972: 6.83 ft, minor flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per second May 28, 1973: 6.39 ft, action stage; 6,180 cubic feet per second May 13, 1974: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1975: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1976: 5.10 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1977: 10.01 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1978: 5.33 ft, action stage; 4,270 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1979: 5.20 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 1980: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per second May 28, 1981: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1982: 5.09 ft, action stage; 3,840 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1983: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1984: 6.17 ft, action stage; 5,010 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 1985: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1985: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1987: 6.08 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1988: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Sep 23, 1989: 5.03 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Oct 2, 1989: 5.59 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Jan 12, 1991: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,470 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1992: 9.07 ft, moderate flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1993: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 6.25 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1995: 6.28 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1996: 7.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1996: 5.71 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1998: 5.49 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per second May 14, 1999: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,960 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2000: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 2001: 5.91 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 2002: 8.94 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2003: 7.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,390 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 2003: 7.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2005: 4.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,570 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2006: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2007: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2008: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2010: 6.26 ft, action stage; 6,122 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2011: 5.36 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2012: 5.87 ft, action stage; 5,543 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 2013: 5.69 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 6.27 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 9.14 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 2015: 5.15 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2017: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,970 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2018: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2019: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2020: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2020: 7.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per second May 21, 2020: 6.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2020: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 2020: 6.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per second May 29, 2023: 5.96 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2024: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 9,137 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 2025: 4.81 ft, below flood stage; 3,292 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2025: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,528 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.01 ft, Apr 5, 1977 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Reed Creek at Grahams Forge 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 6 6 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Wythe County Wythe County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRHV2, 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.