James River near Jordan Point below Hopewell (IN MLLW)
Highest listed crest 5.92 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft1 crests since 2026
The James River near Jordan Point below Hopewell (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 5.92 ft on September 24, 2026, was moderate flooding, 1.42 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 5.92 ft
- September 24, 2026
- Flood stage
- 4.5 ft
- Major flooding from 6.5 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 1 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- September 24, 2026
- 5.92 ft, moderate flooding
- Location
- Prince George County
- Near Hopewell (4.5 mi), Colonial Heights (10.2 mi), Petersburg (12.0 mi)
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 4.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 4.5 | 0 | — |
| Moderate flood stage | 5.5 | 1 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Major flood stage | 6.5 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
1 crests from 2026 to 2026. 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
| 1 | Sep 24, 2026 | 5.92 | +1.42 | Moderate |
Prince George County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JPHV2, 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.