Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
River level and flood forecast · Hanover County
Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
Flow: 150 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
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.
- 30 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 16 ftThe river comes out of it banks in farm land in vicinity of the gage and just downstream of gage on left hand side of river.
Highest crests on record
- 31.12 ft — August 23, 1969
- 29.22 ft — June 23, 1972
- 26.12 ft — August 20, 1955
- 25.68 ft — November 14, 2020
- 25.63 ft — February 27, 1979
Recent crests: 23.1 ft (January 12, 2024) · 16.38 ft (December 29, 2023) · 16.39 ft (December 20, 2023) · 17.17 ft (May 1, 2023) · 16.52 ft (February 15, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PAMV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.