Rivers in Virginia

James River at Leeward Marina (IN MLLW)

City of Newport News County, VirginiaNWS JLMV2Wakefield office

Below flood stage
1.61ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:12 AM EDT

Flood stage
4.50 ft
Forecast crest
4.00 ftTue, Sep 22, 8:00 PM EDT
Record crest
5.54 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood6.50 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood4.50 ft
Action4.00 ft

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2025.

#DateStage
1August 21, 20255.54 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 21, 2025: 5.54 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. The tide heights shown above reference the <a href="https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/datum_options.html"> mean lower low water (MLLW) </a> tidal datum.

Sources

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