Highest listed crest 13.95 ft November 19, 2003; 16,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 10.0 ft Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major 4 40th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest February 16, 2025 12.85 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Wolf Creek near Narrows, 1909 to 2025 4 6 8 10 12 14 ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Major 13.0 ft Apr 30, 1909: 9.00 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1910: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1911: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1912: 9.30 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1913: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1914: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1915: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 1916: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second May 24, 1938: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1939: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1940: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 5,200 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1941: 9.31 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second May 22, 1942: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1942: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,880 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1944: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,430 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1945: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 5,350 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1946: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1947: 9.43 ft, action stage; 6,180 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1949: 9.41 ft, action stage; 6,180 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1950: 9.62 ft, action stage; 6,520 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1950: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1952: 9.02 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1953: 9.26 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1954: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,110 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1955: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1956: 9.50 ft, action stage; 6,350 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1957: 13.80 ft, major flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1958: 9.69 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1959: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1960: 9.36 ft, action stage; 5,540 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1961: 10.42 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1961: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,670 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1965: 9.03 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1966: 8.88 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1967: 9.63 ft, action stage; 5,990 cubic feet per second May 28, 1968: 7.44 ft, below flood stage; 3,140 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1969: 5.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1969: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per second May 7, 1971: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,520 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1972: 10.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1973: 9.24 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1973: 9.59 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1975: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1976: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1977: 12.01 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1978: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1979: 9.40 ft, action stage; 5,540 cubic feet per second Jul 29, 1980: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per second May 28, 1981: 8.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1982: 9.77 ft, action stage; 6,240 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1983: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second May 7, 1984: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1985: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1986: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1987: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1988: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per second Sep 23, 1989: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 4,510 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1990: 9.82 ft, action stage; 6,340 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1991: 8.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,610 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1992: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1993: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 8.42 ft, below flood stage; 4,170 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1995: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1996: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1998: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 4,070 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1999: 5.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 2000: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per second May 18, 2001: 9.50 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per second May 22, 2001: 9.63 ft, action stage; 5,980 cubic feet per second May 3, 2002: 9.63 ft, action stage; 5,980 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2003: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 2003: 13.95 ft, major flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 2004: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2006: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 8.27 ft, below flood stage; 4,610 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2010: 13.37 ft, major flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2011: 9.85 ft, action stage; 7,230 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2011: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 4,848 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2012: 9.68 ft, action stage; 6,928 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2013: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,513 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2015: 10.42 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 11,414 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2017: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 7,756 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2019: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,811 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2020: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,823 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2020: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per second May 28, 2020: 10.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per second May 24, 2022: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per second May 29, 2023: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 4,310 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2024: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2024: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,275 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 2025: 8.97 ft, below flood stage; 4,748 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2025: 12.85 ft, moderate flooding; 12,547 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.95 ft, Nov 19, 2003 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wolf Creek near Narrows 1900s: 0 1910s: 3 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 2020s: 7 7 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 Giles County Giles County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WOLV2, 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.