Appomattox River near Tuggle

Highest listed crest 19.93 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft4 crests since 2025

The Appomattox River near Tuggle crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 19.93 ft on February 16, 2025, was moderate flooding, 3.93 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Appomattox River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 19.93 ft; February 16, 2025
Flood stage: 16.0 ft; Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 15, 2025; 17.59 ft, minor flooding
Location: Buckingham County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS APPV2; 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 near Tuggle

Action stage	14.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	16.0	1	Jul 15, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	18.0	1	Feb 16, 2025	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	23.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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 near Tuggle

1	Feb 16, 2025	19.93	+3.93	Moderate	—
2	Jul 15, 2025	17.59	+1.59	Minor	—
3	May 15, 2025	10.69	−5.31	Below flood stage	—
4	Apr 8, 2025	9.10	−6.90	Below 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.

February 16, 2025: 19.93 ft here, moderate flooding

MattoaxVA · Feb 19, 2025 · 24.57 ft · Minor
FarmvilleVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 19.17 ft · Minor
ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBOROVA · Feb 18, 2025 · 18.09 ft · Minor
MatoacaVA · Feb 18, 2025 · 10.62 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

Farmville	VA	16.0	29.70 ft, Jun 22, 1972	1
Matoaca	VA	10.0	18.39 ft, Oct 7, 1972	1
Mattoax	VA	21.0	35.30 ft, Aug 18, 1940	6
Pocahontas	VA	17.0	17.51 ft, Oct 1, 2024	0
ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBORO	VA	18.0	22.09 ft, Oct 13, 2018	0
Tuggle this gauge	VA	16.0	19.93 ft, Feb 16, 2025	0

Other gauges in Buckingham County

Flood gauges in Buckingham County

Bremo Bluff	21.0	24.29 ft, Feb 17, 2025	0
Arvonia	12.0	25.10 ft, Jun 21, 1972	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge APPV2, 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.