Rivers in Virginia

Nottoway River near MCKENNEY

Brunswick County, VirginiaNWS MKNV2USGS 02045320Wakefield office

Below flood stage
-0.04ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
12.50 ft
Record crest
17.92 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood12.50 ft
Action10.50 ft
  1. 18.00 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit.
  2. 17.00 ftCherry Hill Road bridge across the Nottoway River is submerged.
  3. 15.00 ftCherry Hill Road bridge across the Nottoway River begins to flood.
  4. 12.50 ftCherry Hill Road, VA Route 609, begins to flood about 300 ft north of the bridge. Farmland downstream of gage also begins to flood.
  5. 11.50 ftThe right downstream bank begins to flood.
  6. 10.70 ftAccess road 200 ft south of the gage begins to flood.

Crest history

31 crests on NOAA’s list since 2013.

#DateStage
1October 13, 201817.92 ft
2January 10, 202414.84 ft
3May 20, 201814.35 ft
4May 18, 201413.89 ft
5December 26, 201513.84 ft
6May 17, 202413.16 ft
7October 2, 202412.90 ft
8February 18, 202511.98 ft
9October 9, 201611.40 ft
10February 24, 201911.40 ft
11February 9, 202011.19 ft
12June 10, 201910.66 ft
13February 26, 201610.64 ft
14February 16, 202110.55 ft
15December 18, 202310.34 ft
16December 27, 202010.23 ft
17April 30, 20239.85 ft
18November 15, 20189.73 ft
19December 28, 20239.64 ft
20July 14, 20139.61 ft
21December 7, 20209.59 ft
22February 5, 20169.28 ft
23May 8, 20168.47 ft
24March 23, 20198.42 ft
25March 6, 20157.11 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 18, 2025: 11.98 ft
  • October 2, 2024: 12.90 ft
  • May 17, 2024: 13.16 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 14.84 ft
  • December 28, 2023: 9.64 ft
  • December 18, 2023: 10.34 ft
  • April 30, 2023: 9.85 ft
  • February 16, 2021: 10.55 ft
  • December 27, 2020: 10.23 ft
  • December 7, 2020: 9.59 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.