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Appomattox River at Farmville

Highest listed crest 29.70 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft152 crests since 1926

The Appomattox River at Farmville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 152 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1926 to 2025. The highest, 29.70 ft on June 22, 1972, was major flooding, 13.70 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Appomattox River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.70 ft
June 22, 1972; 33,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 17, 2025
19.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Prince Edward County
Virginia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Appomattox River at Farmville
Action stage12.057Jul 16, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.074Feb 17, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.019Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.01Jun 22, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

152 crests from 1926 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Appomattox River at Farmville, 1926 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Dec 29, 1926: 13.50 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1928: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1929: 16.46 ft, minor flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1930: 13.80 ft, action stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1931: 14.02 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1932: 16.36 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1932: 17.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1934: 15.73 ft, action stage; 4,570 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1935: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1936: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1937: 20.28 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1938: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1939: 14.59 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1940: 23.60 ft, moderate flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1940: 13.64 ft, action stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1942: 15.72 ft, action stage; 4,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1943: 15.08 ft, action stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1944: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1945: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1946: 14.88 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1947: 14.57 ft, action stage; 3,470 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1948: 17.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1948: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1949: 15.59 ft, action stage; 3,350 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 12.68 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1951: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1952: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1954: 15.28 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1955: 19.76 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1957: 13.67 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1958: 15.15 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1958: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1960: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1961: 15.40 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1961: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1963: 14.86 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1964: 12.78 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1965: 15.07 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1966: 15.22 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1968: 12.89 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1969: 13.64 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1971: 17.41 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1971: 20.99 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 29.70 ft, major flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1972: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1974: 18.59 ft, minor flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1974: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 19.19 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1975: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1976: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1978: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 21.19 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1978: 17.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1978: 20.47 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1978: 17.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1979: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1979: 21.79 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1979: 15.56 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1979: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1980: 15.72 ft, action stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1982: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1984: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1985: 18.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,160 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 20.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1987: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1988: 12.88 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1989: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1990: 14.60 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1991: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1991: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 13.42 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1992: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1993: 20.78 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1993: 15.66 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1993: 15.59 ft, action stage; 4,310 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1993: 20.79 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1993: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1994: 19.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1994: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 14.09 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1996: 24.02 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1998: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1998: 16.92 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1998: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 15.14 ft, action stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 17.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 18.82 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2003: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2003: 16.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2003: 14.89 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 15.75 ft, action stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2006: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2007: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2007: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2008: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2008: 14.48 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2009: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,630 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2009: 16.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2009: 16.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2011: 13.97 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2013: 14.37 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2013: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 19.81 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 17.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 12.83 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2016: 14.07 ft, action stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 14.47 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2016: 13.84 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2016: 13.13 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2018: 21.22 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2018: 13.17 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 15.38 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 20.59 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2018: 14.82 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2018: 16.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2018: 13.05 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 13.87 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 13.44 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 15.57 ft, action stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 14.66 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 13.96 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 16.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2020: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2020: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2020: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2020: 16.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 17.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2021: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 12.19 ft, action stage; 1,795 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2023: 12.80 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2023: 15.17 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2023: 13.12 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 14.02 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 19.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 21.93 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2024: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2025: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,012 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2025: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,513 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 12.15 ft, action stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2025: 15.16 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.70 ft, Jun 22, 1972 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Appomattox River at Farmville 1920s: 2 1930s: 7 1940s: 5 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 20 20 1980s: 7 1990s: 15 2000s: 12 2010s: 9 2020s: 11 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 152 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Appomattox River at Farmville
1Jun 22, 197229.70+13.70Major33,100
2Sep 7, 199624.02+8.02Moderate17,900
3Aug 15, 194023.60+7.60Moderate21,000
4Nov 13, 202023.30+7.30Moderate15,400
5Aug 10, 202421.93+5.93Moderate12,700
6Feb 25, 197921.79+5.79Moderate13,400
7May 19, 201821.22+5.22Moderate11,300
8Jan 26, 197821.19+5.19Moderate12,300
9Aug 12, 192821.10+5.10Moderate13,900
10Sep 20, 194421.00+5.00Moderate13,700
11Oct 24, 197120.99+4.99Moderate13,700
12Sep 19, 194520.90+4.90Moderate13,500
13Oct 26, 197420.90+4.90Moderate11,900
14Sep 26, 197520.90+4.90Moderate11,900
15Nov 29, 199320.79+4.79Moderate11,700
16Mar 5, 199320.78+4.78Moderate11,700
17Oct 12, 201820.59+4.59Moderate10,400
18Apr 27, 197820.47+4.47Moderate11,000
19Apr 26, 193720.28+4.28Moderate12,100
20Nov 5, 198520.03+4.03Moderate9,400
21Sep 6, 193519.88+3.88Minor11,300
22Sep 9, 198719.82+3.82Minor10,200
23May 17, 201419.81+3.81Minor10,200
24Aug 19, 195519.76+3.76Minor11,000
25Jan 10, 202419.71+3.71Minor8,820
26Sep 19, 200319.58+3.58Minor9,800
27Mar 29, 199419.29+3.29Minor7,890
28Mar 19, 197519.19+3.19Minor—
29Feb 17, 202519.17+3.17Minor8,012
30Oct 6, 197219.14+3.14Minor7,680
31Oct 1, 202418.94+2.94Minor7,680
32Jan 29, 199818.87+2.87Minor8,710
33Dec 5, 194818.84+2.84Minor9,000
34Mar 21, 200318.82+2.82Minor8,630
35Sep 7, 197418.59+2.59Minor8,320
36Aug 19, 198518.49+2.49Minor8,160
37Oct 31, 202018.06+2.06Minor6,490
38Feb 7, 202018.01+2.01Minor6,420
39Dec 23, 195117.96+1.96Minor7,400
40Jul 14, 197517.84+1.84Minor6,740
41Dec 24, 201517.74+1.74Minor6,080
42Mar 18, 193617.72+1.72Minor7,270
43Jan 20, 193617.69+1.69Minor7,220
44Jun 21, 193817.64+1.64Minor7,110
45Feb 4, 198217.52+1.52Minor6,770
46Feb 23, 200317.44+1.44Minor6,660
47May 1, 201417.43+1.43Minor6,640
48Nov 13, 200917.42+1.42Minor6,630
49May 31, 197117.41+1.41Minor6,720
50Jan 20, 199617.40+1.40Minor6,640

The worst floods along the Appomattox River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Appomattox River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 22, 1972: 29.70 ft here, major flooding

  • MattoaxVA · Jun 25, 1972 · 34.08 ft · Major
  • MatoacaVA · Jun 27, 1972 · 14.60 ft · Moderate

September 7, 1996: 24.02 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MattoaxVA · Sep 10, 1996 · 27.49 ft · Moderate
  • MatoacaVA · Sep 12, 1996 · 11.17 ft · Minor

August 15, 1940: 23.60 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MattoaxVA · Aug 18, 1940 · 35.30 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Appomattox River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Appomattox River
Farmville this gaugeVA16.029.70 ft, Jun 22, 19721
MatoacaVA10.018.39 ft, Oct 7, 19721
MattoaxVA21.035.30 ft, Aug 18, 19406
PocahontasVA17.017.51 ft, Oct 1, 20240
ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBOROVA18.022.09 ft, Oct 13, 20180
TuggleVA16.019.93 ft, Feb 16, 20250

Prince Edward County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRMV2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.