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Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 5.28 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft91 crests since 1998

The Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2026. The highest, 5.28 ft on September 1, 2006, was major flooding, 2.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.28 ft
September 1, 2006
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 4.0 ft
Crests at major
13
6th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 25, 2026
4.09 ft, major flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Virginia
Identifiers
NWS WNDV2
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, Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW)
Action stage2.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.056Sep 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage3.522Oct 30, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage4.013Sep 25, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1998 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW), 1998 to 2026 33.544.555.5ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 4.0 ft Feb 5, 1998: 4.12 ft, major floodingSep 16, 1999: 3.55 ft, moderate floodingSep 19, 2003: 3.62 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2004: 3.38 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2006: 5.28 ft, major floodingOct 7, 2006: 4.21 ft, major floodingSep 25, 2008: 3.74 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 2009: 4.67 ft, major floodingDec 19, 2009: 3.75 ft, moderate floodingAug 27, 2011: 4.77 ft, major floodingOct 29, 2011: 3.80 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2012: 4.43 ft, major floodingNov 8, 2012: 3.22 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2013: 3.71 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2014: 3.07 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2015: 3.36 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2015: 4.41 ft, major floodingJan 23, 2016: 3.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2016: 3.63 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 2016: 3.34 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2016: 3.81 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 2016: 3.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 2017: 3.33 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2017: 3.15 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2017: 3.33 ft, minor floodingNov 9, 2017: 3.07 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2018: 3.83 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2018: 3.04 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 2018: 3.12 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2018: 4.16 ft, major floodingSep 14, 2018: 3.27 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2018: 3.18 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 2018: 3.19 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 4.08 ft, major floodingOct 27, 2018: 3.08 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 2018: 3.08 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2019: 3.17 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2019: 3.46 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2019: 3.46 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2019: 3.18 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2019: 4.08 ft, major floodingOct 20, 2019: 3.24 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2019: 3.20 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2020: 3.63 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2020: 3.28 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 3.10 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2020: 3.07 ft, minor floodingAug 17, 2020: 3.10 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2020: 3.02 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2020: 3.15 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2020: 3.10 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2021: 3.40 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2021: 3.17 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2021: 3.27 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2021: 4.51 ft, major floodingNov 7, 2021: 3.13 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 3.78 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2022: 3.93 ft, moderate floodingSep 8, 2022: 3.35 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2022: 3.81 ft, moderate floodingDec 15, 2022: 3.04 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2022: 3.09 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2023: 3.25 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2023: 3.41 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2023: 3.17 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2023: 3.01 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2023: 3.94 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 2023: 3.51 ft, moderate floodingOct 15, 2023: 3.01 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2023: 3.25 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 3.38 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 3.45 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2024: 3.42 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 3.17 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 3.48 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2024: 3.41 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2024: 3.18 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2024: 3.08 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2024: 3.49 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2024: 3.85 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2024: 3.50 ft, moderate floodingNov 15, 2024: 3.68 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2025: 3.29 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2025: 3.02 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2025: 3.72 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2025: 3.21 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 3.26 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2025: 3.51 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 2025: 4.25 ft, major floodingOct 30, 2025: 3.92 ft, moderate floodingSep 25, 2026: 4.09 ft, major flooding Highest, 5.28 ft, Sep 1, 2006 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW) 1990s: 2 2000s: 7 2010s: 34 2020s: 48 48 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW)
1Sep 1, 20065.28+2.28Major—
2Aug 27, 20114.77+1.77Major—
3Nov 13, 20094.67+1.67Major—
4Oct 29, 20214.51+1.51Major—
5Oct 29, 20124.43+1.43Major—
6Oct 4, 20154.41+1.41Major—
7Oct 12, 20254.25+1.25Major—
8Oct 7, 20064.21+1.21Major—
9Sep 9, 20184.16+1.16Major—
10Feb 5, 19984.12+1.12Major—
11Sep 25, 20264.09+1.09Major—
12Oct 11, 20184.08+1.08Major—
13Oct 12, 20194.08+1.08Major—
14Sep 23, 20233.94+0.94Moderate—
15May 10, 20223.93+0.93Moderate—
16Oct 30, 20253.92+0.92Moderate—
17Sep 22, 20243.85+0.85Moderate—
18Mar 7, 20183.83+0.83Moderate—
19Sep 3, 20163.81+0.81Moderate—
20Oct 1, 20223.81+0.81Moderate—
21Oct 29, 20113.80+0.80Moderate—
22Jan 3, 20223.78+0.78Moderate—
23Dec 19, 20093.75+0.75Moderate—
24Sep 25, 20083.74+0.74Moderate—
25Aug 23, 20253.72+0.72Moderate—
26Mar 6, 20133.71+0.71Moderate—
27Nov 15, 20243.68+0.68Moderate—
28Feb 9, 20163.63+0.63Moderate—
29Apr 1, 20203.63+0.63Moderate—
30Sep 19, 20033.62+0.62Moderate—
31Sep 16, 19993.55+0.55Moderate—
32Sep 28, 20233.51+0.51Moderate—
33Oct 2, 20253.51+0.51Moderate—
34Sep 29, 20163.50+0.50Moderate—
35Oct 1, 20243.50+0.50Moderate—
36May 11, 20243.49+0.49Minor—
37Mar 10, 20243.48+0.48Minor—
38Aug 26, 20193.46+0.46Minor—
39Sep 6, 20193.46+0.46Minor—
40Jan 10, 20243.45+0.45Minor—
41Feb 6, 20243.42+0.42Minor—
42Apr 30, 20233.41+0.41Minor—
43Mar 27, 20243.41+0.41Minor—
44May 30, 20213.40+0.40Minor—
45Sep 18, 20043.38+0.38Minor—
46Dec 18, 20233.38+0.38Minor—
47Sep 26, 20153.36+0.36Minor—
48Sep 8, 20223.35+0.35Minor—
49May 5, 20163.34+0.34Minor—
50Jan 23, 20173.33+0.33Minor—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WNDV2, 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.