Rivers in Virginia

Slate River near Arvonia

Buckingham County, VirginiaNWS ARVV2USGS 02030500Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
2.31ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 4:15 PM UTC

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
25.10 ft1972

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftFlooding in low-lying woods and field begins.

Crest history

91 crests on NOAA’s list since 1926.

#DateStage
1June 21, 197225.10 ft
2September 6, 193522.18 ft
3April 26, 193720.86 ft
4September 20, 194419.00 ft
5December 4, 194818.25 ft
6November 13, 202017.45 ft
7February 26, 197917.02 ft
8August 19, 195516.75 ft
9September 26, 197516.38 ft
10March 19, 193616.10 ft
11November 28, 199315.95 ft
12May 16, 201415.22 ft
13October 1, 202415.13 ft
14October 12, 201815.00 ft
15March 4, 199314.75 ft
16October 21, 196114.68 ft
17September 8, 198714.60 ft
18January 27, 197814.52 ft
19October 5, 197214.48 ft
20August 12, 192814.12 ft
21November 5, 198514.10 ft
22January 10, 202413.97 ft
23September 8, 197413.89 ft
24May 31, 197113.66 ft
25August 16, 194013.62 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 17, 2025: 12.25 ft
  • October 1, 2024: 15.13 ft
  • August 10, 2024: 12.01 ft
  • April 4, 2024: 10.52 ft
  • January 28, 2024: 9.29 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 13.97 ft
  • July 17, 2023: 13.21 ft
  • December 25, 2020: 11.05 ft
  • December 5, 2020: 10.37 ft
  • November 30, 2020: 11.18 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.

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.