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Appomattox River at Pocahontas

Highest listed crest 17.51 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft4 crests since 2024

The Appomattox River at Pocahontas crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2025. The highest, 17.51 ft on October 1, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.51 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
17.51 ft
October 1, 2024
Flood stage
17.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 1, 2024
17.51 ft, minor flooding
Location
Petersburg city
Near Colonial Heights (1.8 mi), Petersburg (2.3 mi), Hopewell (6.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS ARPV2
No USGS station

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 Pocahontas
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.01Oct 1, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2024 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Appomattox River at Pocahontas, 2024 to 2025 131415161718ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Oct 1, 2024: 17.51 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2025: 13.40 ft, below flood stageJul 15, 2025: 14.92 ft, below flood stageOct 12, 2025: 13.72 ft, below flood stage Highest, 17.51 ft, Oct 1, 2024 20252030
  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

Highest listed crests, Appomattox River at Pocahontas
1Oct 1, 202417.51+0.51Minor—
2Jul 15, 202514.92−2.08Below flood stage—
3Oct 12, 202513.72−3.28Below flood stage—
4Apr 11, 202513.40−3.60Below flood stage—

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.

October 1, 2024: 17.51 ft here, minor flooding

  • MattoaxVA · Oct 5, 2024 · 21.82 ft · Minor
  • FarmvilleVA · Oct 1, 2024 · 18.94 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
MattoaxVA21.035.30 ft, Aug 18, 19406
Pocahontas this gaugeVA17.017.51 ft, Oct 1, 20240
ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBOROVA18.022.09 ft, Oct 13, 20180
TuggleVA16.019.93 ft, Feb 16, 20250

Other gauges in Petersburg city

Flood gauges in Petersburg city
Bollingbrook at Petersburg10.515.98 ft, Jul 14, 20251
St Andrews St at Petersburg8.011.79 ft, Jul 15, 20251

Petersburg city: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARPV2, 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.