Rappahannock River at Remington, VA
River level and flood forecast · Fauquier County
Normal8.6 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 6.4 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to fall to 4.8 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 3,760 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 | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (October 16, 1942) | 30 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33 ftWater reaches the bridge over the Rappahannock on James Madison Street.
- 25 ftPortions of downtown Remington, near the railroad tracks, begin to flood. Once water breaches the railroad tracks, major flooding begins in portions of the city. Kellys Ford Road begins to flood on the Culpeper County side of the river.
- 20 ftA few homes south of Remington are flooded along with adjacent roads.
- 18 ftWater approaches homes south of Remington and covers the parking area at the Kellys Ford boat ramp.
- 15 ftTin Pot Run Road and Sumerduck Road near Remington are flooded.
- 14 ftWater reaches the top of the boat ramp at Kellys Ford.
- 12 ftDue to backwater effects on Tin Pot Run, water may begin to cover portions of Tin Pot Run Road and Sumerduck Road near Remington.
- 10 ftFarmland south of Remington begins to flood.
- 8 ftThe left bank of the river begins to overflow near Remington.
- 5 ftThe Friends of the Rappahannock recommend that river levels greater than this are unsafe for recreational use.
Highest crests on record
- 30 ft — October 16, 1942
- 29.2 ft — April 26, 1937
- 26.7 ft — June 2, 1889
- 24.82 ft — June 22, 1972
- 24.04 ft — September 7, 1996
Recent crests: 17.63 ft (May 15, 2025) · 17.84 ft (January 10, 2024) · 16.91 ft (December 23, 2022) · 15.83 ft (June 11, 2021) · 15.1 ft (March 22, 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 (RENV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.