Rivers in Virginia

Appomattox River near Tuggle

Prince Edward County, VirginiaNWS APPV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
3.74ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 4:15 PM EDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
19.93 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftMajor flood stage and gage operating limit.
  2. 19.00 ftThe First Rock Road bridge over the Appommatox River is overtopped. Chinquapin Road and Peaks Road are closed and impassable.
  3. 16.00 ftWater begins to flow across First Rock Road on the right bank just before the bridge.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1February 16, 202519.93 ft
2July 15, 202517.59 ft
3February 13, 202514.73 ft
4May 15, 202510.69 ft
5May 14, 202510.52 ft
6April 8, 20259.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 15, 2025: 17.59 ft
  • May 15, 2025: 10.69 ft
  • May 14, 2025: 10.52 ft
  • April 8, 2025: 9.10 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 19.93 ft
  • February 13, 2025: 14.73 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.