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James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 6.42 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft73 crests since 2015

The James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 64 times among the 73 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2026. The highest, 6.42 ft on October 4, 2015, was moderate flooding, 1.92 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the James River (VA) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.42 ft
October 4, 2015
Flood stage
4.5 ft
Major flooding from 6.5 ft
Crests at major
0
64 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2026
6.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hampton city
Near Hampton (3.3 mi), Norfolk (6.7 mi), Poquoson (8.8 mi)

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 Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)
Action stage4.09Apr 4, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.554Oct 28, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.510Sep 26, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

73 crests from 2015 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW), 2015 to 2026 44.555.566.5ft Flood stage 4.5 ftMajor 6.5 ft Sep 26, 2015: 5.21 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2015: 6.42 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 2016: 5.29 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2016: 4.98 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2016: 5.13 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2016: 6.03 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2016: 5.63 ft, moderate floodingJan 24, 2017: 4.79 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 2017: 4.51 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2017: 5.03 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2017: 5.14 ft, minor floodingNov 8, 2017: 4.82 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2018: 4.71 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2018: 4.88 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2018: 4.14 ft, action stageMay 19, 2018: 4.14 ft, action stageJun 11, 2018: 4.75 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2018: 4.18 ft, action stageJul 21, 2018: 4.04 ft, action stageSep 9, 2018: 5.13 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2018: 4.59 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2018: 4.37 ft, action stageOct 12, 2018: 4.61 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 2018: 4.24 ft, action stageNov 26, 2018: 4.25 ft, action stageDec 9, 2018: 4.40 ft, action stageAug 26, 2019: 4.90 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2019: 5.80 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 2019: 5.33 ft, minor floodingOct 28, 2019: 4.54 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 2019: 5.22 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2020: 5.40 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2020: 4.58 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2020: 4.51 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2020: 4.84 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2020: 4.61 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2020: 5.02 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2020: 4.63 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2021: 4.51 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2021: 5.44 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2021: 5.13 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2021: 4.91 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2021: 5.26 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 6.11 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2022: 5.50 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 2022: 4.99 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2022: 5.34 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2023: 4.68 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2023: 4.62 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2023: 5.16 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2023: 5.72 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 2023: 5.25 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2023: 4.97 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2023: 4.59 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2023: 4.59 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 4.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2024: 4.88 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 4.72 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 4.83 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2024: 4.57 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2024: 4.48 ft, action stageMay 11, 2024: 5.10 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2024: 5.17 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2024: 4.71 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2024: 5.44 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2025: 4.51 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2025: 5.54 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2025: 4.93 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2025: 5.44 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2025: 4.89 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2025: 6.13 ft, moderate floodingOct 28, 2025: 5.24 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2026: 6.00 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 6.42 ft, Oct 4, 2015 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) 2010s: 23 2020s: 41 41 2010s2020s
  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 73 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)
1Oct 4, 20156.42+1.92Moderate—
2Oct 12, 20256.13+1.63Moderate—
3Jan 3, 20226.11+1.61Moderate—
4Sep 3, 20166.03+1.53Moderate—
5Sep 26, 20266.00+1.50Moderate—
6Sep 6, 20195.80+1.30Moderate—
7Sep 23, 20235.72+1.22Moderate—
8Oct 9, 20165.63+1.13Moderate—
9Aug 22, 20255.54+1.04Moderate—
10May 10, 20225.50+1.00Moderate—
11May 30, 20215.44+0.94Minor—
12Nov 15, 20245.44+0.94Minor—
13Sep 16, 20255.44+0.94Minor—
14Apr 1, 20205.40+0.90Minor—
15Sep 30, 20225.34+0.84Minor—
16Oct 11, 20195.33+0.83Minor—
17Jan 23, 20165.29+0.79Minor—
18Nov 7, 20215.26+0.76Minor—
19Sep 28, 20235.25+0.75Minor—
20Oct 28, 20255.24+0.74Minor—
21Nov 17, 20195.22+0.72Minor—
22Sep 26, 20155.21+0.71Minor—
23Sep 22, 20245.17+0.67Minor—
24Aug 31, 20235.16+0.66Minor—
25Sep 19, 20175.14+0.64Minor—
26May 5, 20165.13+0.63Minor—
27Sep 9, 20185.13+0.63Minor—
28Oct 10, 20215.13+0.63Minor—
29May 11, 20245.10+0.60Minor—
30Aug 29, 20175.03+0.53Minor—
31Sep 21, 20205.02+0.52Minor—
32Sep 9, 20224.99+0.49Minor—
33Feb 9, 20164.98+0.48Minor—
34Oct 15, 20234.97+0.47Minor—
35Sep 10, 20254.93+0.43Minor—
36Oct 29, 20214.91+0.41Minor—
37Aug 26, 20194.90+0.40Minor—
38Oct 1, 20254.89+0.39Minor—
39Mar 20, 20184.88+0.38Minor—
40Feb 7, 20244.88+0.38Minor—
41May 19, 20204.84+0.34Minor—
42Mar 10, 20244.83+0.33Minor—
43Nov 8, 20174.82+0.32Minor—
44Jan 24, 20174.79+0.29Minor—
45Jun 11, 20184.75+0.25Minor—
46Feb 13, 20244.72+0.22Minor—
47Mar 7, 20184.71+0.21Minor—
48Oct 1, 20244.71+0.21Minor—
49Jun 4, 20234.68+0.18Minor—
50Oct 17, 20204.63+0.13Minor—

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.

October 4, 2015: 6.42 ft here, moderate flooding

October 12, 2025: 6.13 ft here, moderate flooding

January 3, 2022: 6.11 ft here, moderate flooding

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 CreekVA16.030.76 ft, Nov 5, 19855
Bremo BluffVA21.024.29 ft, Feb 17, 20250
BuchananVA17.038.84 ft, Nov 5, 19855
CartersvilleVA20.032.60 ft, Nov 6, 19855
Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) this gaugeVA4.56.42 ft, Oct 4, 20150
Holcomb RockVA22.042.15 ft, Nov 5, 19857
Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW)VA4.06.27 ft, Oct 4, 20158
Lick RunVA16.033.00 ft, Nov 24, 18777
Richmond LocksVA8.023.75 ft, Sep 8, 19960
Richmond-WesthamVA12.028.62 ft, Jun 23, 19725
ScottsvilleVA20.034.02 ft, Jun 22, 197212
Sewell's Point (IN MLLW)VA4.58.02 ft, Aug 23, 193311

Other gauges in Hampton city

Flood gauges in Hampton city
Hampton (IN MLLW)4.56.50 ft, Oct 4, 20151
Langley Marina (IN MLLW)5.25.81 ft, Sep 25, 20260

Hampton city: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTMV2, 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.