Appomattox River at ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBORO, VA

River level and flood forecast · Chesterfield County

Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 4 PM

The river is 15.4 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Flow: 138 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 15 ftFlood 18 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage18 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (October 13, 2018)22.09 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 29 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
  • 18 ftFlooding is occurring in the floodplain on both the left and right bank near the gage.

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.09 ft — October 13, 2018
  2. 18.09 ft — February 18, 2025
  3. 18.09 ft — December 26, 2015
  4. 17.95 ft — January 11, 2024
  5. 17.78 ft — September 19, 2018

Recent crests: 18.09 ft (February 18, 2025) · 13.11 ft (August 14, 2024) · 17.95 ft (January 11, 2024) · 13.63 ft (March 23, 2019) · 14.56 ft (February 25, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MNBV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.