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Russell Fork River at Bartlick

Highest listed crest 21.54 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2022

The Russell Fork River at Bartlick crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2025. The highest, 21.54 ft on February 16, 2025, was minor flooding, 6.54 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Russell Fork River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.54 ft
February 16, 2025
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
21.54 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, Russell Fork River at Bartlick
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2022 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Russell Fork River at Bartlick, 2022 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jul 8, 2022: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 17.39 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 21.54 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.54 ft, Feb 16, 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. 22 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 30.00 ft on Jan 29, 1957; 24.83 ft on Mar 12, 1963; 20.97 ft on Mar 7, 1967; 18.70 ft on Mar 30, 1975; 27.55 ft on Apr 4, 1977; 19.80 ft on Jan 26, 1978; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Russell Fork River at Bartlick
1Feb 16, 202521.54+6.54Minor—
2Feb 17, 202317.39+2.39Minor—
3Jul 8, 202216.81+1.81Minor14,800

The worst floods along the Russell Fork River

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

February 16, 2025: 21.54 ft here, minor flooding

  • HaysiVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 21.04 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Russell Fork River

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

Flood gauges on the Russell Fork River
Bartlick this gaugeVA15.021.54 ft, Feb 16, 20250
HaysiVA16.028.24 ft, Apr 4, 19771
ClinchcoVA13.513.50 ft, Aug 16, 20200

Other gauges in Dickenson County

Flood gauges in Dickenson County
Clintwood11.017.20 ft, Jul 28, 20220
Norland8.011.95 ft, Feb 15, 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 BRFV2, 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.