Mill Creek (WV) at Bunker Hill

Highest listed crest 6.25 ftFlood stage 4.3 ft10 crests since 2012

The Mill Creek (WV) at Bunker Hill crested above flood stage 10 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2019. The highest, 6.25 ft on May 16, 2014, was minor flooding, 2.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 6.25 ft; May 16, 2014; 1,032 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 4.3 ft; Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 5, 2019; 5.11 ft, minor flooding
Location: Berkeley County; Near Martinsburg (9.4 mi), Winchester (12.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BHMW2; USGS 01616400

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mill Creek (WV) at Bunker Hill

Action stage	3.8	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	4.3	10	May 5, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	13.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2012 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mill Creek (WV) at Bunker Hill

1	May 16, 2014	6.25	+2.00	Minor	1,032
2	Oct 30, 2012	5.36	+1.11	Minor	800
3	May 5, 2019	5.11	+0.86	Minor	587
4	Sep 9, 2018	5.03	+0.78	Minor	568
5	Dec 16, 2018	4.75	+0.50	Minor	508
6	Aug 22, 2018	4.61	+0.36	Minor	478
7	Jul 29, 2017	4.54	+0.29	Minor	463
8	May 5, 2017	4.47	+0.22	Minor	448
9	Sep 28, 2018	4.39	+0.14	Minor	432
10	Apr 20, 2019	4.26	+0.01	Minor	407

Other gauges in Berkeley County

Flood gauges in Berkeley County

Jones Springs	11.0	25.17 ft, Oct 15, 1942	3
Martinsburg	10.0	18.76 ft, Jan 20, 1996	8
Martinsburg	5.5	7.47 ft, Aug 21, 2018	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BHMW2, 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.