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Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 9.52 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft152 crests since 1978

The Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 152 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2026. The highest, 9.52 ft on September 1, 2006, was major flooding, 3.02 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.52 ft
September 1, 2006
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
13
6th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2026
7.95 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Accomack County
Virginia
Identifiers
NWS WAHV2
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, Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)
Action stage6.052Nov 26, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.580Oct 28, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.57Sep 26, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.013Oct 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

152 crests from 1978 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW), 1978 to 2026 678910ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.0 ft Sep 13, 1978: 6.36 ft, action stageFeb 26, 1979: 6.73 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1980: 6.17 ft, action stageOct 25, 1980: 7.92 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1981: 6.25 ft, action stageJun 30, 1981: 6.32 ft, action stageAug 20, 1981: 6.30 ft, action stageNov 14, 1981: 7.15 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1982: 6.22 ft, action stageJan 28, 1983: 6.71 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1983: 6.34 ft, action stageOct 25, 1983: 6.71 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1983: 6.15 ft, action stageMar 29, 1984: 6.50 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1984: 6.49 ft, action stageOct 14, 1984: 6.42 ft, action stageMay 3, 1985: 6.08 ft, action stageSep 27, 1985: 6.38 ft, action stageNov 4, 1985: 6.46 ft, action stageDec 13, 1985: 6.55 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1986: 6.40 ft, action stageDec 2, 1986: 7.26 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1987: 7.16 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1987: 6.58 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1988: 6.68 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1989: 6.23 ft, action stageSep 19, 1989: 6.43 ft, action stageOct 19, 1989: 6.49 ft, action stageDec 13, 1989: 6.31 ft, action stageOct 31, 1991: 7.63 ft, moderate floodingNov 10, 1991: 7.16 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1992: 8.54 ft, major floodingMay 8, 1992: 6.29 ft, action stageDec 12, 1992: 7.21 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1993: 7.14 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1993: 6.60 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 1993: 6.53 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1993: 6.91 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1994: 6.39 ft, action stageFeb 24, 1994: 6.03 ft, action stageMar 3, 1994: 7.68 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 1994: 6.37 ft, action stageOct 15, 1994: 6.21 ft, action stageNov 17, 1994: 6.94 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1994: 6.02 ft, action stageJun 13, 1995: 6.10 ft, action stageAug 7, 1995: 6.57 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1995: 6.18 ft, action stageJan 7, 1996: 6.34 ft, action stageOct 8, 1996: 6.07 ft, action stageDec 8, 1996: 6.03 ft, action stageDec 15, 1996: 6.26 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1997: 6.37 ft, action stageApr 23, 1997: 6.69 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1997: 6.64 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 1997: 7.11 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 1997: 6.49 ft, action stageNov 14, 1997: 6.74 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1998: 8.12 ft, major floodingFeb 5, 1998: 8.91 ft, major floodingMay 12, 1998: 6.76 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1999: 6.37 ft, action stageMar 15, 1999: 6.50 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1999: 6.55 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1999: 6.27 ft, action stageAug 30, 1999: 6.97 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1999: 7.19 ft, minor floodingSep 5, 2000: 6.04 ft, action stageSep 26, 2000: 6.12 ft, action stageNov 12, 2000: 6.01 ft, action stageSep 18, 2003: 8.39 ft, major floodingSep 1, 2006: 9.52 ft, major floodingOct 7, 2006: 8.18 ft, major floodingSep 10, 2009: 6.35 ft, action stageSep 17, 2009: 6.30 ft, action stageOct 16, 2009: 7.00 ft, minor floodingNov 13, 2009: 8.70 ft, major floodingDec 19, 2009: 7.34 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2010: 6.98 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2010: 6.64 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2010: 6.26 ft, action stageApr 26, 2010: 6.43 ft, action stageMay 27, 2010: 6.28 ft, action stageOct 4, 2010: 6.35 ft, action stageNov 5, 2010: 6.36 ft, action stageNov 11, 2010: 6.30 ft, action stageFeb 21, 2011: 6.51 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2011: 6.29 ft, action stageApr 16, 2011: 6.78 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2011: 6.49 ft, action stageAug 27, 2011: 9.25 ft, major floodingSep 29, 2011: 6.29 ft, action stageOct 29, 2011: 7.62 ft, moderate floodingNov 24, 2011: 6.20 ft, action stageOct 29, 2012: 8.38 ft, major floodingFeb 26, 2013: 6.50 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2013: 6.56 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2014: 6.62 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2015: 6.98 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2015: 8.02 ft, major floodingJan 23, 2016: 8.88 ft, major floodingFeb 9, 2016: 7.39 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2016: 7.23 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2016: 7.34 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2016: 6.88 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2017: 6.64 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2017: 6.58 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2017: 7.22 ft, minor floodingNov 8, 2017: 6.85 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2018: 6.64 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2018: 6.89 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2018: 6.77 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2018: 6.25 ft, action stageSep 9, 2018: 8.05 ft, major floodingSep 13, 2018: 6.21 ft, action stageOct 27, 2018: 6.69 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 2018: 6.41 ft, action stageJan 20, 2019: 6.55 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2019: 6.56 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2019: 7.17 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2019: 7.29 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2019: 6.89 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2020: 6.74 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2020: 6.92 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2021: 7.35 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2021: 7.12 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2021: 7.04 ft, minor floodingNov 6, 2021: 6.93 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 7.69 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2022: 6.81 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2022: 6.84 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2022: 7.09 ft, minor floodingOct 28, 2022: 6.52 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2023: 6.94 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2023: 6.64 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2023: 6.61 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2023: 6.96 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2023: 6.68 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 6.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2024: 6.51 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2024: 6.66 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2024: 6.67 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2024: 7.04 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2024: 6.93 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 2024: 6.52 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2024: 7.34 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2025: 7.76 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2025: 6.73 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 7.18 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2025: 8.13 ft, major floodingOct 28, 2025: 6.64 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2026: 7.95 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 9.52 ft, Sep 1, 2006 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW) 1970s: 1 1980s: 10 1990s: 22 2000s: 6 2010s: 31 31 2020s: 30 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)
1Sep 1, 20069.52+3.02Major—
2Aug 27, 20119.25+2.75Major—
3Feb 5, 19988.91+2.41Major—
4Jan 23, 20168.88+2.38Major—
5Nov 13, 20098.70+2.20Major—
6Jan 4, 19928.54+2.04Major—
7Sep 18, 20038.39+1.89Major—
8Oct 29, 20128.38+1.88Major—
9Oct 7, 20068.18+1.68Major—
10Oct 12, 20258.13+1.63Major—
11Jan 28, 19988.12+1.62Major—
12Sep 9, 20188.05+1.55Major—
13Oct 2, 20158.02+1.52Major—
14Sep 26, 20267.95+1.45Moderate—
15Oct 25, 19807.92+1.42Moderate—
16Aug 22, 20257.76+1.26Moderate—
17Jan 3, 20227.69+1.19Moderate—
18Mar 3, 19947.68+1.18Moderate—
19Oct 31, 19917.63+1.13Moderate—
20Oct 29, 20117.62+1.12Moderate—
21Feb 9, 20167.39+0.89Minor—
22May 30, 20217.35+0.85Minor—
23Dec 19, 20097.34+0.84Minor—
24Sep 3, 20167.34+0.84Minor—
25Nov 15, 20247.34+0.84Minor—
26Oct 11, 20197.29+0.79Minor—
27Dec 2, 19867.26+0.76Minor—
28May 5, 20167.23+0.73Minor—
29Sep 19, 20177.22+0.72Minor—
30Dec 12, 19927.21+0.71Minor—
31Sep 16, 19997.19+0.69Minor—
32Sep 16, 20257.18+0.68Minor—
33Sep 6, 20197.17+0.67Minor—
34Jan 2, 19877.16+0.66Minor—
35Nov 10, 19917.16+0.66Minor—
36Nov 14, 19817.15+0.65Minor—
37Jan 10, 19937.14+0.64Minor—
38Oct 10, 20217.12+0.62Minor—
39Oct 19, 19977.11+0.61Minor—
40Oct 3, 20227.09+0.59Minor—
41Oct 29, 20217.04+0.54Minor—
42May 11, 20247.04+0.54Minor—
43Oct 16, 20097.00+0.50Minor—
44Feb 6, 20106.98+0.48Minor—
45Sep 26, 20156.98+0.48Minor—
46Aug 30, 19996.97+0.47Minor—
47Sep 26, 20236.96+0.46Minor—
48Nov 17, 19946.94+0.44Minor—
49Jun 4, 20236.94+0.44Minor—
50Nov 6, 20216.93+0.43Minor—

Other gauges in Accomack County

Flood gauges in Accomack County
Chesapeake Bay at Port Isobel/Tangier Island (IN MLLW)3.34.55 ft, Oct 12, 20253
Chesapeake Bay near Pungoteague Creek at Harborton (IN MLLW)4.56.40 ft, Dec 18, 20230
Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)4.55.81 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Chincoteague Bay Inlet (IN MLLW)4.55.84 ft, Jan 23, 20160
Onancock4.56.40 ft, Dec 18, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WAHV2, 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.