Rivers in Virginia

Hampton River near Hampton (IN MLLW)

City of Hampton County, VirginiaNWS HMNV2USGS 0204289985Wakefield office

Below flood stage
3.36ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 4:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
4.50 ft
Record crest
6.50 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood6.50 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood4.50 ft
Action4.00 ft
  1. 5.00 ftWater begins to flood Pembroke Ave 500 ft east of the tidal gage.
  2. 4.50 ftWater reaches the bulkhead along Barron Dr 100 ft upstream of the gage.

Crest history

75 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1October 4, 20156.50 ft
2October 2, 20156.31 ft
3October 12, 20256.27 ft
4September 3, 20166.17 ft
5September 6, 20196.03 ft
6October 9, 20165.85 ft
7September 23, 20235.81 ft
8August 22, 20255.69 ft
9May 10, 20225.65 ft
10September 16, 20255.62 ft
11November 15, 20245.56 ft
12September 30, 20225.53 ft
13October 1, 20225.52 ft
14April 1, 20205.50 ft
15October 11, 20195.45 ft
16October 28, 20255.40 ft
17September 28, 20235.36 ft
18September 19, 20175.34 ft
19January 23, 20165.34 ft
20November 17, 20195.29 ft
21May 5, 20165.29 ft
22September 22, 20245.29 ft
23May 11, 20245.27 ft
24September 9, 20225.19 ft
25October 15, 20235.17 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 1, 2026: 4.62 ft
  • October 28, 2025: 5.40 ft
  • October 12, 2025: 6.27 ft
  • October 1, 2025: 5.06 ft
  • September 16, 2025: 5.62 ft
  • September 10, 2025: 5.08 ft
  • August 22, 2025: 5.69 ft
  • May 21, 2025: 4.63 ft
  • November 15, 2024: 5.56 ft
  • October 1, 2024: 4.85 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Gauge reading affected by ocean tides. Please click<a href="http://www.weather.gov/images/akq/hydro/Coastal_Flooding/CoastalFloodingThresholds.png"> here</a> for Coastal Flooding Thresholds definitions.

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.