James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff

Highest listed crest 24.29 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft3 crests since 2024

The James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2025. The highest, 24.29 ft on February 17, 2025, was minor flooding, 3.29 feet above flood stage. 8 other gauges on the James River (VA) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 24.29 ft; February 17, 2025
Flood stage: 21.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 17, 2025; 24.29 ft, minor flooding
Location: Buckingham County; Virginia
Identifiers: NWS BREV2; 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, James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff

Action stage	16.0	2	May 14, 2025	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	21.0	1	Feb 17, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2024 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, James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff

1	Feb 17, 2025	24.29	+3.29	Minor	—
2	May 14, 2025	19.63	−1.37	Action	—
3	Oct 1, 2024	16.51	−4.49	Action	—

The worst floods along the James River (VA)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the James River (VA) that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 17, 2025: 24.29 ft here, minor flooding

BuchananVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 22.71 ft · Moderate
Richmond-WesthamVA · Feb 18, 2025 · 17.23 ft · Moderate
Holcomb RockVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 23.63 ft · Minor
CartersvilleVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 22.77 ft · Minor
ScottsvilleVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 21.83 ft · Minor
Lick RunVA · Feb 16, 2025 · 18.44 ft · Minor
Bent CreekVA · Feb 17, 2025 · 17.19 ft · Minor
Richmond LocksVA · Feb 18, 2025 · 14.62 ft · Minor

Gauges on the James River (VA)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the James River (VA)

Bent Creek	VA	16.0	30.76 ft, Nov 5, 1985	5
Bremo Bluff this gauge	VA	21.0	24.29 ft, Feb 17, 2025	0
Buchanan	VA	17.0	38.84 ft, Nov 5, 1985	5
Cartersville	VA	20.0	32.60 ft, Nov 6, 1985	5
Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)	VA	4.5	6.42 ft, Oct 4, 2015	0
Holcomb Rock	VA	22.0	42.15 ft, Nov 5, 1985	7
Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW)	VA	4.0	6.27 ft, Oct 4, 2015	8
Lick Run	VA	16.0	33.00 ft, Nov 24, 1877	7
Richmond Locks	VA	8.0	23.75 ft, Sep 8, 1996	0
Richmond-Westham	VA	12.0	28.62 ft, Jun 23, 1972	5
Scottsville	VA	20.0	34.02 ft, Jun 22, 1972	12
Sewell's Point (IN MLLW)	VA	4.5	8.02 ft, Aug 23, 1933	11

Other gauges in Buckingham County

Flood gauges in Buckingham County

Tuggle	16.0	19.93 ft, Feb 16, 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 BREV2, 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.