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Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.08 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft89 crests since 1962

The Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 19 times among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2026. The highest, 7.08 ft on March 7, 1962, was major flooding, 2.58 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.08 ft
March 7, 1962
Flood stage
4.5 ft
Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major
19
1st of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2026
6.04 ft, major flooding
Location
Northampton County
Virginia
Identifiers
NWS KPTV2
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 near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW)
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.543Oct 28, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.027Sep 16, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.519Sep 26, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1962 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW), 1962 to 2026 45678ft Flood stage 4.5 ftMajor 5.5 ft Mar 7, 1962: 7.08 ft, major floodingOct 19, 1997: 5.49 ft, moderate floodingJan 28, 1998: 5.58 ft, major floodingFeb 5, 1998: 6.00 ft, major floodingSep 16, 1999: 5.85 ft, major floodingSep 18, 2003: 6.51 ft, major floodingSep 1, 2006: 5.81 ft, major floodingOct 7, 2006: 5.88 ft, major floodingNov 13, 2009: 6.96 ft, major floodingDec 29, 2009: 6.04 ft, major floodingAug 27, 2011: 6.49 ft, major floodingOct 29, 2011: 6.02 ft, major floodingOct 29, 2012: 6.82 ft, major floodingNov 15, 2012: 4.53 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2013: 5.37 ft, moderate floodingSep 26, 2015: 5.03 ft, moderate floodingOct 4, 2015: 5.88 ft, major floodingOct 28, 2015: 4.65 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 2016: 5.55 ft, major floodingFeb 9, 2016: 5.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 2016: 5.22 ft, moderate floodingSep 3, 2016: 5.46 ft, moderate floodingSep 30, 2016: 4.89 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2016: 5.15 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 2017: 4.67 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 2017: 4.58 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2017: 4.75 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2017: 5.24 ft, moderate floodingNov 8, 2017: 4.90 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2018: 4.88 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2018: 4.85 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2018: 4.67 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2018: 5.39 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 2018: 4.51 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2018: 4.78 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2018: 4.50 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2019: 4.66 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2019: 4.57 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2019: 4.81 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2019: 5.76 ft, major floodingSep 19, 2019: 4.50 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2019: 4.52 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2019: 5.46 ft, moderate floodingOct 28, 2019: 4.67 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 2019: 5.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2020: 5.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2020: 4.57 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2020: 4.71 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2020: 4.71 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2020: 4.67 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2020: 5.02 ft, moderate floodingOct 17, 2020: 4.72 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 2021: 4.62 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2021: 5.46 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2021: 5.24 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2021: 5.09 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 2022: 5.81 ft, major floodingMay 10, 2022: 5.34 ft, moderate floodingSep 8, 2022: 5.10 ft, moderate floodingOct 3, 2022: 5.07 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 2022: 4.64 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2023: 4.61 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2023: 4.62 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2023: 4.80 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2023: 4.58 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2023: 5.05 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2023: 5.21 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2023: 5.19 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2023: 4.75 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2023: 5.18 ft, moderate floodingNov 1, 2023: 4.72 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 4.68 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 4.67 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2024: 4.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 4.87 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 4.85 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2024: 4.62 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2024: 4.64 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2024: 5.13 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2024: 5.29 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 2024: 4.71 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2024: 5.56 ft, major floodingAug 22, 2025: 5.47 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2025: 4.92 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 5.31 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2025: 4.63 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2025: 5.74 ft, major floodingOct 28, 2025: 4.86 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2026: 6.04 ft, major flooding Highest, 7.08 ft, Mar 7, 1962 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW) 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 2000s: 5 2010s: 35 2020s: 44 44 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke (IN MLLW)
1Mar 7, 19627.08+2.58Major—
2Nov 13, 20096.96+2.46Major—
3Oct 29, 20126.82+2.32Major—
4Sep 18, 20036.51+2.01Major—
5Aug 27, 20116.49+1.99Major—
6Dec 29, 20096.04+1.54Major—
7Sep 26, 20266.04+1.54Major—
8Oct 29, 20116.02+1.52Major—
9Feb 5, 19986.00+1.50Major—
10Oct 7, 20065.88+1.38Major—
11Oct 4, 20155.88+1.38Major—
12Sep 16, 19995.85+1.35Major—
13Sep 1, 20065.81+1.31Major—
14Jan 3, 20225.81+1.31Major—
15Sep 6, 20195.76+1.26Major—
16Oct 12, 20255.74+1.24Major—
17Jan 28, 19985.58+1.08Major—
18Nov 15, 20245.56+1.06Major—
19Jan 23, 20165.55+1.05Major—
20Oct 19, 19975.49+0.99Moderate—
21Aug 22, 20255.47+0.97Moderate—
22Sep 3, 20165.46+0.96Moderate—
23Oct 11, 20195.46+0.96Moderate—
24May 29, 20215.46+0.96Moderate—
25Sep 9, 20185.39+0.89Moderate—
26Mar 6, 20135.37+0.87Moderate—
27May 10, 20225.34+0.84Moderate—
28Sep 16, 20255.31+0.81Moderate—
29Sep 22, 20245.29+0.79Moderate—
30Sep 19, 20175.24+0.74Moderate—
31Oct 10, 20215.24+0.74Moderate—
32May 5, 20165.22+0.72Moderate—
33Sep 23, 20235.21+0.71Moderate—
34Feb 9, 20165.19+0.69Moderate—
35Sep 27, 20235.19+0.69Moderate—
36Oct 15, 20235.18+0.68Moderate—
37Oct 9, 20165.15+0.65Moderate—
38Nov 17, 20195.15+0.65Moderate—
39May 10, 20245.13+0.63Moderate—
40Sep 8, 20225.10+0.60Moderate—
41Oct 29, 20215.09+0.59Moderate—
42Oct 3, 20225.07+0.57Moderate—
43Aug 31, 20235.05+0.55Moderate—
44Sep 26, 20155.03+0.53Moderate—
45Sep 21, 20205.02+0.52Moderate—
46Apr 1, 20205.00+0.50Moderate—
47Sep 10, 20254.92+0.42Minor—
48Nov 8, 20174.90+0.40Minor—
49Sep 30, 20164.89+0.39Minor—
50Mar 7, 20184.88+0.38Minor—

Other gauges in Northampton County

Flood gauges in Northampton County
Atlantic Coast near Anheuser Busch Coastal Res. Center (MLLW)7.010.00 ft, Aug 27, 201111
Bayford (IN MLLW)3.05.99 ft, Sep 12, 19606

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KPTV2, 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.