Rivers in Virginia

Northwest River near Northwest

City of Chesapeake, VirginiaNWS NWRV2USGS 02043390Wakefield office

No flood stages set
1.39ftStage

Observed Fri, Oct 2, 11:18 AM EDT

Record crest
2.66 ft2018

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Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1September 18, 20182.66 ft
2July 24, 20182.60 ft
3April 20, 20192.42 ft
4June 27, 20232.11 ft
5April 30, 20202.04 ft
6January 10, 20241.72 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 10, 2024: 1.72 ft
  • June 27, 2023: 2.11 ft
  • April 30, 2020: 2.04 ft
  • April 20, 2019: 2.42 ft
  • September 18, 2018: 2.66 ft
  • July 24, 2018: 2.60 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Flood stages have not been defined for this location. Gauge reading affected by tides.

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.