Appomattox River at Farmville, VA
River level and flood forecast · Cumberland County
Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 2:20 PM
The river is 11.7 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.9 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 82 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1972) | 29.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 29.7 ftFlood of record
- 27.58 ftHeight of the "50-year" flood
- 26.7 ftInstrument shelf elevation
- 25 ftWater enters the parking lot of the Riverside Cafe located on Main Street, about 300 ft south of the river.
- 21.5 ftNorth Main Street is flooded near the Riverside Lot at Elm Street. Water reaches the steps to the warehouses on Elm Street.
- 20 ftSouth Street, Depot Street and East Second Steet are flooded and impassable near Gross Creek. River Road and North Virginia Street are closed and impassable. Water reaches the structures and business along Plank Road near Main Street and also the Appomattox River Company building.
- 18 ftRiver Rd downstream of the gage near the railroad bridge begins to flood.
- 16 ftWater approaches back of homes on Old Plank Rd, upstream of gage. The Riverside Lot at Elm Street and North Main Street begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 29.7 ft — June 22, 1972
- 24.02 ft — September 7, 1996
- 23.6 ft — August 15, 1940
- 23.3 ft — November 13, 2020
- 21.93 ft — August 10, 2024
Recent crests: 15.16 ft (July 16, 2025) · 12.15 ft (May 14, 2025) · 10.99 ft (April 8, 2025) · 19.17 ft (February 17, 2025) · 16.21 ft (February 14, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FRMV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.