Tripps Run at Falls Church, VA

The past week

What floods at each level

• 13 ft

  Water from Tripps Run starts to overtop the South Maple Ave Bridge over the creek.

• 11 ft

  Water starts to impact homes on Chestnut Ave near Tripps Run.

• 10.5 ft

  Building over Tripps Run near stream gauge starts to cause backflow on the creek. Gauge levels above 10.5 feet won't be as useful as a reference for impacts further downstream.

• 8.5 ft

  Chestnut Ave starts to flood near Tripps Run.

When the water runs low

• 5 ft

  Stage needed to inundate designated Gulf Sturgeon critical habitat below Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.

• 3 ft

  Temporary (not sustainable) operating level for of Scholz Power Plant