Rivers in Virginia
Pamunkey River near Hanover
No flood stages set
3.29ftStage
Observed Sat, Sep 26, 8:45 PM EDT
- Record crest
- 32.60 ft1928
Flood stages and impacts
- 30.00 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 16.00 ftThe river comes out of it banks in farm land in vicinity of the gage and just downstream of gage on left hand side of river.
Crest history
114 crests on NOAA’s list since 1928.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 15, 1928 | 32.60 ft |
| 2 | August 23, 1969 | 31.12 ft |
| 3 | June 23, 1972 | 29.22 ft |
| 4 | August 20, 1955 | 26.12 ft |
| 5 | November 14, 2020 | 25.68 ft |
| 6 | February 27, 1979 | 25.63 ft |
| 7 | September 27, 1975 | 25.20 ft |
| 8 | March 31, 1994 | 25.16 ft |
| 9 | May 3, 2014 | 24.64 ft |
| 10 | October 23, 1961 | 24.32 ft |
| 11 | December 6, 1948 | 24.20 ft |
| 12 | March 31, 1984 | 24.16 ft |
| 13 | February 7, 1998 | 23.70 ft |
| 14 | November 7, 1985 | 23.62 ft |
| 15 | May 31, 1990 | 23.43 ft |
| 16 | January 28, 1978 | 23.36 ft |
| 17 | May 20, 2018 | 23.15 ft |
| 18 | January 12, 2024 | 23.10 ft |
| 19 | October 18, 1942 | 23.07 ft |
| 20 | February 25, 2003 | 23.06 ft |
| 21 | September 8, 1996 | 22.98 ft |
| 22 | August 21, 1985 | 22.84 ft |
| 23 | October 4, 1979 | 22.72 ft |
| 24 | April 19, 1987 | 22.24 ft |
| 25 | June 2, 1971 | 22.22 ft |
Most recent crests
- January 12, 2024: 23.10 ft
- December 29, 2023: 16.38 ft
- December 20, 2023: 16.39 ft
- May 1, 2023: 17.17 ft
- February 15, 2023: 16.52 ft
- December 25, 2022: 16.38 ft
- March 19, 2022: 14.70 ft
- April 3, 2021: 18.93 ft
- March 3, 2021: 17.66 ft
- February 25, 2021: 16.86 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.