Nottoway River near RIVERDALE, VA

River level and flood forecast · Southampton County

Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

Flow: 970 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 18 ftGage height reporting limit
  • 5 ftWater enters the parking lot for the public boat ramp 500 ft downstream of US 258, Smith Ferry Rd, bridge over the Nottoway River.

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.36 ft — October 10, 2016
  2. 3.46 ft — March 1, 2019
  3. 3.29 ft — October 4, 2015
  4. 3.24 ft — September 16, 2018
  5. 3.09 ft — January 1, 2016

Recent crests: 3.46 ft (March 1, 2019) · 3.08 ft (October 11, 2018) · 3.24 ft (September 16, 2018) · 6.36 ft (October 10, 2016) · 3.09 ft (January 1, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RVDV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.