Rivers in Virginia
Banister River at Halifax
Below flood stage
2.01ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM EDT
- Record crest
- 40.80 ft1944
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Action | 16.00 ft |
Crest history
100 crests on NOAA’s list since 1929.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 20, 1944 | 40.80 ft |
| 2 | August 16, 1940 | 37.80 ft |
| 3 | October 12, 2018 | 35.02 ft |
| 4 | September 7, 1996 | 33.45 ft |
| 5 | June 22, 1938 | 31.22 ft |
| 6 | April 27, 1978 | 29.78 ft |
| 7 | June 22, 1972 | 28.90 ft |
| 8 | February 8, 2020 | 27.91 ft |
| 9 | January 2, 2007 | 27.61 ft |
| 10 | September 8, 1987 | 26.71 ft |
| 11 | February 26, 1979 | 26.26 ft |
| 12 | March 21, 2003 | 26.19 ft |
| 13 | November 13, 2020 | 25.90 ft |
| 14 | March 31, 1975 | 25.89 ft |
| 15 | November 13, 2009 | 25.64 ft |
| 16 | September 24, 2018 | 25.46 ft |
| 17 | December 25, 2015 | 25.09 ft |
| 18 | April 26, 2017 | 24.85 ft |
| 19 | December 30, 1958 | 24.30 ft |
| 20 | March 5, 1993 | 24.27 ft |
| 21 | September 19, 1945 | 24.20 ft |
| 22 | March 18, 1936 | 24.10 ft |
| 23 | September 12, 1971 | 24.07 ft |
| 24 | October 3, 1929 | 24.02 ft |
| 25 | June 24, 1995 | 23.35 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 17, 2025: 16.58 ft
- October 2, 2024: 17.28 ft
- August 10, 2024: 15.47 ft
- January 11, 2024: 22.58 ft
- February 14, 2023: 15.94 ft
- December 1, 2020: 21.93 ft
- November 13, 2020: 25.90 ft
- February 8, 2020: 27.91 ft
- June 14, 2019: 19.92 ft
- October 12, 2018: 35.02 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.