Highest listed crest 23.92 ft September 6, 1996; 22,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 11.0 ft Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major 0 87 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest July 2, 2025 14.91 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Robinson River near Locust Dale, 1942 to 2025 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Major 24.0 ft Oct 15, 1942: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1944: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 1945: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1947: 16.46 ft, moderate flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1948: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 1950: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1950: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1952: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per second Nov 21, 1952: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 1955: 19.49 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1959: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1960: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1961: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1962: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 10.92 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 15.66 ft, moderate flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1966: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1967: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1968: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per second Jul 29, 1969: 12.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,090 cubic feet per second May 30, 1971: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1972: 20.92 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1972: 19.19 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1973: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1975: 16.42 ft, moderate flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1976: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per second Oct 9, 1976: 18.49 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1978: 16.42 ft, moderate flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1979: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1980: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1982: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1983: 15.80 ft, moderate flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1984: 17.36 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1985: 15.63 ft, moderate flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1985: 20.17 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 1987: 19.16 ft, moderate flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per second Nov 29, 1987: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per second May 6, 1989: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per second May 10, 1990: 10.89 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1990: 17.08 ft, moderate flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1992: 16.79 ft, moderate flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 18.24 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1993: 16.81 ft, moderate flooding; 9,370 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 1995: 22.93 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1996: 23.92 ft, moderate flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1997: 10.49 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1998: 19.03 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1999: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2001: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 2003: 18.85 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Sep 29, 2004: 18.55 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 2005: 15.79 ft, moderate flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2008: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 17.31 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2011: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2011: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2011: 16.68 ft, moderate flooding May 18, 2011: 12.10 ft, minor flooding Sep 6, 2011: 14.24 ft, minor flooding Oct 12, 2011: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,460 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 15.81 ft, moderate flooding; 7,926 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 2013: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 2013: 17.44 ft, moderate flooding; 10,880 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2013: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,405 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2014: 14.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,402 cubic feet per second May 16, 2014: 17.15 ft, moderate flooding; 10,299 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,855 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 2015: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,146 cubic feet per second May 5, 2017: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,264 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,168 cubic feet per second May 19, 2018: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,010 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2018: 17.93 ft, moderate flooding; 11,830 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2018: 21.17 ft, moderate flooding; 20,410 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 2018: 16.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,518 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2018: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,369 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 2018: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 2018: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,544 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 2018: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,503 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2019: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,672 cubic feet per second Nov 1, 2019: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,437 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2020: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,135 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 2021: 17.63 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 2021: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 2022: 15.83 ft, moderate flooding; 9,319 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 16.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,837 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 2024: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,032 cubic feet per second May 14, 2025: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 11,983 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2025: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,948 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 2025: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,003 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.92 ft, Sep 6, 1996 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Robinson River near Locust Dale 1940s: 5 1950s: 6 1960s: 8 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 8 2000s: 6 2010s: 27 27 2020s: 9 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 Madison County Madison County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOCV2, 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.