Appomattox River at Matoaca, VA
River level and flood forecast · Chesterfield County
The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.0 ft Tue 8 PM, below the 10 ft flood stage.
Flow: 118 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (October 7, 1972) | 18.39 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 36.08 ftElevation of the Pickett Avenue Bridge floor on southern end. Northern end of bridge is under water.
- 33.32 ftHeight of the bottom of Pickett Avenue Bridge floor support beam on southern end. Northern end of bridge is under water.
- 26.2 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 22.78 ftElevation of Pickett Avenue Bridge...State Route 600...bridge floor on northern end of bridge.
- 18.86 ftHeight of the bottom of the bridge support beam on northern end of Pickett Avenue Bridge...State Route 600.
- 17 ftNear flood of record. Residential areas flooded.
- 15 ftMajor flooding begins. Secondary roads begin to flood. Some residential areas are threatened.
- 13 ftModerate flooding begins. Portions of Old Town Petersburg begin to flood.
- 10 ftMinor flooding begins. Canal begins to overflow along the right bank.
Highest crests on record
- 18.39 ft — October 7, 1972
- 14.61 ft — May 26, 2003
- 14.6 ft — June 27, 1972
- 14.37 ft — February 26, 1979
- 14.1 ft — October 25, 1971
Recent crests: 10.62 ft (February 18, 2025) · 9.95 ft (January 15, 2024) · 10.52 ft (January 13, 2024) · 10.52 ft (January 12, 2024) · 10.58 ft (November 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamAppomattox River at Mattoax, VA
- Stony Creek near DINWIDDIE, VA
- Appomattox River at ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBORO, VA
- Deep Creek near MANNBORO, VA
- Nottoway River near Stony Creek, VA
- James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham, VA
- James River (VA) at KANAWHA CANAL near Richmond, VA
- Nottoway River near Rawlings, VA
- Nottoway River near MCKENNEY, VA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MTCV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.