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Appomattox River at Mattoax

Highest listed crest 35.30 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft114 crests since 1926

The Appomattox River at Mattoax crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 114 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1926 to 2025. The highest, 35.30 ft on August 18, 1940, was major flooding, 14.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Appomattox River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.30 ft
August 18, 1940; 35,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
6
29th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
February 19, 2025
24.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Amelia 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 Mattoax
Action stage18.036Feb 16, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.044Feb 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.019Jan 13, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.06Oct 15, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

114 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 Mattoax, 1926 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jul 7, 1926: 12.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1926: 17.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1928: 25.94 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1929: 20.10 ft, action stage; 4,770 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1929: 18.36 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1931: 16.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1932: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1933: 20.88 ft, action stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1934: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1934: 23.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,190 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1936: 25.27 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1937: 29.97 ft, major flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1938: 24.21 ft, minor flooding; 8,840 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1939: 18.02 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1940: 35.30 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1941: 15.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1942: 17.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1943: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1944: 25.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1945: 25.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1945: 20.00 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1947: 19.34 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1948: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1948: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1949: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1951: 14.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1951: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,540 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1952: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1954: 19.06 ft, action stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1955: 26.53 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1958: 20.02 ft, action stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1959: 22.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1960: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1961: 19.74 ft, action stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1962: 22.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1963: 19.80 ft, action stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1964: 17.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1966: 18.13 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1968: 17.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1969: 19.33 ft, action stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1971: 24.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,970 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1972: 34.08 ft, major flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1972: 31.10 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1974: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1975: 25.66 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1976: 22.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1976: 19.74 ft, action stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 27.73 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 30.84 ft, major flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1979: 23.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,630 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1982: 20.15 ft, action stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1983: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1985: 18.90 ft, action stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1985: 26.64 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1987: 25.96 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 20.93 ft, action stage; 5,170 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1990: 19.47 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1991: 20.69 ft, action stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1993: 26.38 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1993: 26.54 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1993: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,750 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1994: 24.67 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1994: 24.82 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1995: 20.84 ft, action stage; 5,380 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 20.41 ft, action stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1996: 27.49 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1996: 20.38 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1998: 24.74 ft, minor flooding; 9,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1998: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1998: 21.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1998: 25.85 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 19.53 ft, action stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2003: 21.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2003: 25.19 ft, moderate flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2003: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 20.97 ft, action stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 22.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 27.33 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2003: 23.96 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2003: 19.72 ft, action stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2005: 18.49 ft, action stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2006: 18.82 ft, action stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2006: 22.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2007: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,960 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2008: 17.86 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2008: 19.35 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2009: 24.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2009: 22.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2011: 19.25 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2013: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2014: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2014: 25.09 ft, moderate flooding; 10,280 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 25.17 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2016: 18.19 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2016: 18.17 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2018: 24.81 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 22.31 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2018: 28.72 ft, major flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2018: 18.46 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2018: 22.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2018: 20.18 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2019: 18.71 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2019: 20.90 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2019: 19.04 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2020: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2020: 26.50 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2020: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2021: 22.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2023: 18.16 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2024: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2024: 22.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2024: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2025: 24.57 ft, minor flooding; 7,234 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.30 ft, Aug 18, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Appomattox River at Mattoax 1920s: 1 1930s: 6 1940s: 7 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 9 1980s: 4 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 10 2010s: 8 2020s: 8 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 114 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Appomattox River at Mattoax
1Aug 18, 194035.30+14.30Major35,000
2Jun 25, 197234.08+13.08Major31,100
3Oct 7, 197231.10+10.10Major22,400
4Feb 26, 197930.84+9.84Major21,600
5Apr 28, 193729.97+8.97Major20,100
6Oct 15, 201828.72+7.72Major12,400
7Jan 28, 197827.73+6.73Moderate14,000
8Sep 10, 199627.49+6.49Moderate13,800
9Sep 23, 200327.33+6.33Moderate13,500
10Nov 7, 198526.64+5.64Moderate12,300
11Dec 1, 199326.54+5.54Moderate12,100
12Aug 21, 195526.53+5.53Moderate12,100
13Nov 15, 202026.50+5.50Moderate9,020
14Mar 8, 199326.38+5.38Moderate11,900
15Apr 19, 198725.96+4.96Moderate11,300
16Aug 15, 192825.94+4.94Moderate11,200
17Mar 22, 199825.85+4.85Moderate10,900
18Sep 29, 197525.66+4.66Moderate10,900
19Sep 23, 194425.30+4.30Moderate10,300
20Sep 22, 194525.30+4.30Moderate10,300
21Mar 20, 193625.27+4.27Moderate10,300
22Mar 24, 200325.19+4.19Moderate9,900
23Dec 27, 201525.17+4.17Moderate10,400
24May 20, 201425.09+4.09Moderate10,280
25Jan 13, 202425.00+4.00Moderate7,350
26Apr 1, 199424.82+3.82Minor9,240
27May 23, 201824.81+3.81Minor9,820
28Mar 29, 198424.80+3.80Minor9,640
29Feb 1, 199824.74+3.74Minor9,280
30Mar 6, 199424.67+3.67Minor9,030
31Feb 19, 202524.57+3.57Minor7,234
32Dec 7, 194824.39+3.39Minor9,100
33Nov 16, 200924.36+3.36Minor8,710
34Jun 2, 197124.34+3.34Minor8,970
35Jun 24, 193824.21+3.21Minor8,840
36Sep 27, 200323.96+2.96Minor—
37Sep 10, 197423.81+2.81Minor8,330
38Apr 19, 198323.81+2.81Minor8,330
39Jan 5, 200723.80+2.80Minor7,960
40Dec 4, 193423.66+2.66Minor8,190
41May 4, 201423.50+2.50Minor7,990
42Mar 8, 193423.40+2.40Minor7,800
43Feb 8, 199823.36+2.36Minor7,440
44Oct 2, 197923.27+2.27Minor7,630
45Dec 24, 195123.20+2.20Minor7,540
46Feb 18, 194823.10+2.10Minor7,420
47Oct 11, 200622.97+1.97Minor6,940
48Jan 10, 196222.84+1.84Minor7,060
49Sep 19, 200322.66+1.66Minor6,530
50Feb 11, 202022.64+1.64Minor6,300

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.

August 18, 1940: 35.30 ft here, major flooding

  • FarmvilleVA · Aug 15, 1940 · 23.60 ft · Moderate

June 25, 1972: 34.08 ft here, major flooding

  • FarmvilleVA · Jun 22, 1972 · 29.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • MatoacaVA · Jun 27, 1972 · 14.60 ft · Moderate

October 7, 1972: 31.10 ft here, major flooding

  • MatoacaVA · Oct 7, 1972 · 18.39 ft · Major · its highest
  • FarmvilleVA · Oct 6, 1972 · 19.14 ft · Minor

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
FarmvilleVA16.029.70 ft, Jun 22, 19721
MatoacaVA10.018.39 ft, Oct 7, 19721
Mattoax this gaugeVA21.035.30 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

Amelia County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTXV2, 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.