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Four Mile Run at HWY 29 — water level right now

City of Falls Church, Virginia · NWS gauge FMHV2
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Flood stages at this gauge

Where the water stands right now against the four official thresholds:

action · 5.5
Flood stageLevel (ft)What it means
Action stage5.5water is approaching flood level — time to pay attention

Highest floods on record here

The National Weather Service has no historic crest list on file for this gauge.

Where this gauge is

The marker is this gauge; nearby gauges load live and are clickable.

Nearby river gauges

Tripps Run at Falls Church, VA 1 mi away · loading… Holmes Run at Fairview Lake 3 mi away · loading… Accotink Creek at Woodburn Road / Strathmeade Springs 5 mi away · loading… Dead Run near McLean 5 mi away · loading… Four Mile Run at Alexandria 5 mi away · loading… Accotink Creek near Annandale 6 mi away · loading…

Gauge details

NWS gauge IDFMHV2
CountyCity of Falls Church
StateVirginia
NWS forecast officeSterling
River forecast centerMiddle Atlantic River Forecast Center
Coordinates38.886, -77.163
Time zoneEST5EDT
Turn Around, Don't Drown. Six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet and twelve inches can float a car. Never drive around barricades or into water of unknown depth — most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

Questions about Four Mile Run at HWY 29

Is Four Mile Run at HWY 29 flooding right now?

The live reading at the top of this page answers that: the gauge is compared against its official NWS flood stages every 15 minutes. Blue means normal, yellow is action stage, orange minor, red moderate and dark red major flooding.

What is flood stage for Four Mile Run at HWY 29?

action stage 5.5 ft. These are official National Weather Service thresholds set specifically for this gauge, not generic values.

Where does this data come from?

From the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, the official U.S. river gauge network — a U.S. government work in the public domain. Live stage is refreshed every 15 minutes; flood thresholds and historic crests are refreshed monthly. For life-safety decisions follow NWS Sterling and local emergency management.