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Russell Fork River at Haysi

Highest listed crest 28.24 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft19 crests since 1961

The Russell Fork River at Haysi crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2025. The highest, 28.24 ft on April 4, 1977, was major flooding, 12.24 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.24 ft
April 4, 1977; 59,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
21.04 ft, moderate 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 Haysi
Action stage15.02Apr 15, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.011Feb 6, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.04Feb 16, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.01Apr 4, 1977Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1961 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Russell Fork River at Haysi, 1961 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Jul 31, 1961: 14.88 ft, below flood stage; 24,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 20.34 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1970: 15.71 ft, action stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1975: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1977: 28.24 ft, major flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1978: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1984: 22.08 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1998: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2003: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2007: 15.18 ft, action stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 21.04 ft, moderate flooding; 33,192 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.24 ft, Apr 4, 1977 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Russell Fork River at Haysi 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 11 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.50 ft on Dec 21, 1926; 18.50 ft on Mar 23, 1929; 13.04 ft on Jan 30, 1932; 13.00 ft on Feb 9, 1937; 16.95 ft on Feb 3, 1939; 15.46 ft on Feb 17, 1944; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Russell Fork River at Haysi
1Apr 4, 197728.24+12.24Major59,000
2Mar 7, 198422.08+6.08Moderate37,000
3Mar 12, 196321.10+5.10Moderate33,800
4Feb 16, 202521.04+5.04Moderate33,192
5Mar 7, 196720.34+4.34Moderate31,800
6Jan 26, 197819.12+3.12Minor28,900
7Mar 5, 201518.91+2.91Minor26,300
8Feb 16, 200318.89+2.89Minor28,300
9Feb 6, 202018.19+2.19Minor24,400
10Mar 30, 197518.03+2.03Minor26,300
11Feb 11, 201818.00+2.00Minor23,900
12Mar 18, 200217.99+1.99Minor26,100
13Mar 16, 197317.27+1.27Minor24,400
14Apr 17, 199817.21+1.21Minor24,300
15Apr 23, 201717.06+1.06Minor21,600
16Nov 6, 197816.44+0.44Minor22,600
17Apr 28, 197015.71−0.29Action21,000
18Apr 15, 200715.18−0.82Action19,700
19Jul 31, 196114.88−1.12Below flood stage24,200

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: 21.04 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BartlickVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 21.54 ft · Minor · its highest

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
BartlickVA15.021.54 ft, Feb 16, 20250
Haysi this gaugeVA16.028.24 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
Bartlick15.021.54 ft, Feb 16, 20250
Clinchco13.513.50 ft, Aug 16, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HAIV2, 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.