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Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg

Highest listed crest 7.47 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft23 crests since 1952

The Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg crested above flood stage 11 times among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2021. The highest, 7.47 ft on August 21, 2018, was moderate flooding, 1.97 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.47 ft
August 21, 2018; 865 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 9, 2018
5.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Berkeley County
Near Martinsburg (0.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg
Action stage4.512Sep 2, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.510Sep 9, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.01Aug 21, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1952 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg, 1952 to 2021 456789ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 9.0 ft Sep 1, 1952: 4.59 ft, action stage; 208 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1953: 4.73 ft, action stage; 222 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1960: 5.01 ft, action stage; 234 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1970: 4.50 ft, action stage; 172 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1971: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 308 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 450 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1972: 4.64 ft, action stage; 195 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1973: 5.56 ft, minor flooding; 334 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1975: 6.92 ft, minor flooding; 610 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 6.45 ft, minor flooding; 500 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2008: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 404 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 5.21 ft, action stage; 242 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 5.53 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2011: 5.69 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 2011: 4.58 ft, action stage; 158 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 5.00 ft, action stage; 210 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 5.32 ft, action stage; 259 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 4.69 ft, action stage; 171 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2018: 5.60 ft, minor flooding; 307 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2018: 7.47 ft, moderate flooding; 865 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 5.68 ft, minor flooding; 322 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 5.27 ft, action stage; 279 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 4.53 ft, action stage; 161 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.47 ft, Aug 21, 2018 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg
1Aug 21, 20187.47+1.97Moderate865
2Jun 27, 19756.92+1.42Minor610
3Oct 9, 19766.45+0.95Minor500
4Jun 23, 19726.20+0.70Minor450
5Apr 21, 20086.07+0.57Minor404
6May 17, 20115.69+0.19Minor—
7Sep 9, 20185.68+0.18Minor322
8Jun 1, 20185.60+0.10Minor307
9Oct 29, 19735.56+0.06Minor334
10Apr 17, 20115.53+0.03Minor—
11Feb 13, 19715.52+0.02Minor308
12May 16, 20145.32−0.18Action259
13Dec 16, 20185.27−0.23Action279
14Mar 13, 20105.21−0.29Action242
15Jun 15, 19605.01−0.49Action234
16Oct 30, 20125.00−0.50Action210
17Jul 22, 19534.73−0.77Action222
18May 5, 20174.69−0.81Action171
19Dec 8, 19724.64−0.86Action195
20Sep 1, 19524.59−0.91Action208
21Nov 23, 20114.58−0.92Action158
22Sep 2, 20214.53−0.97Action161
23Jul 10, 19704.50−1.00Action172

The worst floods along the Tuscarora Creek

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

June 23, 1972: 6.20 ft here, minor flooding

  • Port RoyalPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 25.10 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Tuscarora Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Tuscarora Creek
Port RoyalPA10.025.10 ft, Jun 23, 19720
Martinsburg this gaugeWV5.57.47 ft, Aug 21, 20180

Other gauges in Berkeley County

Flood gauges in Berkeley County
Jones Springs11.025.17 ft, Oct 15, 19423
Bunker Hill4.36.25 ft, May 16, 20140
Martinsburg10.018.76 ft, Jan 20, 19968

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TUSW2, 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.