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Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG

Highest listed crest 18.80 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft10 crests since 2015

The Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2025. The highest, 18.80 ft on June 23, 2016, was major flooding, 4.80 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Meadow River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.80 ft
June 23, 2016
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 116 gauges in West Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 17, 2025
16.09 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Greenbrier County
West Virginia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG
Action stage12.02Jan 10, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.04Feb 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Feb 17, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Jun 23, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2015 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG, 2015 to 2025 101214161820ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 12, 2015: 14.90 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2016: 18.80 ft, major floodingFeb 7, 2020: 15.44 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 16.69 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 2022: 11.71 ft, below flood stageJul 28, 2022: 13.96 ft, action stageFeb 18, 2023: 14.14 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 13.69 ft, action stageFeb 1, 2025: 15.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2025: 16.09 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 18.80 ft, Jun 23, 2016 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG 2010s: 2 2020s: 5 5 2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Meadow River at Hines IFLOWS SG
1Jun 23, 201618.80+4.80Major—
2Mar 1, 202116.69+2.69Moderate—
3Feb 17, 202516.09+2.09Moderate—
4Feb 1, 202515.53+1.53Minor—
5Feb 7, 202015.44+1.44Minor—
6Mar 12, 201514.90+0.90Minor—
7Feb 18, 202314.14+0.14Minor—
8Jul 28, 202213.96−0.04Action—
9Jan 10, 202413.69−0.31Action—
10Feb 5, 202211.71−2.29Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Meadow River

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

June 23, 2016: 18.80 ft here, major flooding

  • NallenWV · Jun 23, 2016 · 24.78 ft · Major · its highest

March 1, 2021: 16.69 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NallenWV · Mar 1, 2021 · 16.27 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Meadow River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Meadow River
Hines IFLOWS SG this gaugeWV14.018.80 ft, Jun 23, 20161
NallenWV15.024.78 ft, Jun 23, 20161

Other gauges in Greenbrier County

Flood gauges in Greenbrier County
4h/Anthony14.015.87 ft, Feb 17, 20230
Renick17.029.00 ft, Nov 5, 19852
Ronceverte15.023.20 ft, Jun 24, 20160
abv. Little Sewell Crk. at Rainelle14.015.91 ft, Aug 3, 20260

Greenbrier County: every hazard · River floods across the country · West Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HNEW2, 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.