Rivers in Virginia

Mechums River near White Hall

Albemarle County, VirginiaNWS MECV2Sterling office

Below flood stage
4.27ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 9:45 PM EDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
30.30 ft1942

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftWater reaches structures along Free Union Road.
  2. 15.00 ftWater reaches the driveway of a home on Free Union Road.
  3. 11.00 ftWater reaches the yard of a home on Free Union Road.

Crest history

45 crests on NOAA’s list since 1942.

#DateStage
1October 15, 194230.30 ft
2September 6, 199624.79 ft
3September 6, 197924.50 ft
4September 30, 202422.93 ft
5September 18, 194421.90 ft
6November 5, 198521.11 ft
7April 3, 198320.68 ft
8September 19, 200319.43 ft
9September 8, 198719.24 ft
10April 22, 199218.13 ft
11September 30, 195918.05 ft
12March 4, 199318.00 ft
13September 28, 200417.83 ft
14February 14, 198417.54 ft
15May 30, 201817.42 ft
16September 13, 195016.80 ft
17October 23, 199016.69 ft
18May 14, 202516.68 ft
19February 17, 199816.60 ft
20January 25, 201016.37 ft
21December 4, 195016.28 ft
22October 7, 200616.19 ft
23April 16, 201115.59 ft
24September 30, 199915.26 ft
25April 9, 198015.26 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 14, 2025: 16.68 ft
  • September 30, 2024: 22.93 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 15.26 ft
  • December 23, 2022: 11.83 ft
  • October 29, 2021: 9.49 ft
  • April 13, 2020: 11.96 ft
  • December 21, 2018: 13.98 ft
  • May 30, 2018: 17.42 ft
  • May 5, 2017: 13.22 ft
  • May 16, 2014: 15.03 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

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