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Mattaponi River near Beulahville

Highest listed crest 24.04 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft97 crests since 1928

The Mattaponi River near Beulahville crested above flood stage 6 times among the 97 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2021. The highest, 24.04 ft on August 23, 1969, was minor flooding, 4.04 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Mattaponi River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.04 ft
August 23, 1969; 12,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 1984
20.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
King William County
Virginia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Mattaponi River near Beulahville
Action stage16.024Nov 15, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.06Apr 1, 1984Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

97 crests from 1928 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mattaponi River near Beulahville, 1928 to 2021 510152025ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Aug 15, 1928: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1942: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1942: 18.65 ft, action stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1944: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1945: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1946: 13.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1947: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1948: 16.68 ft, action stage; 5,130 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1948: 18.82 ft, action stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1950: 15.84 ft, below flood stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1951: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1952: 16.29 ft, action stage; 5,210 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1952: 16.70 ft, action stage; 5,610 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1954: 9.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1955: 18.62 ft, action stage; 7,120 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1955: 12.14 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1957: 13.19 ft, below flood stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1958: 16.10 ft, action stage; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1959: 12.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1960: 15.62 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 17.37 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1962: 16.78 ft, action stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1963: 15.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1964: 13.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1965: 12.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1966: 12.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1966: 10.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1968: 13.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1969: 24.04 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1970: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1971: 15.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1972: 23.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1973: 15.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1973: 15.04 ft, below flood stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1975: 19.90 ft, action stage; 8,390 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1976: 15.62 ft, below flood stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1976: 12.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1978: 19.20 ft, action stage; 7,650 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1979: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1979: 16.80 ft, action stage; 5,360 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1981: 8.79 ft, below flood stage; 916 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1982: 10.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1983: 16.20 ft, action stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1984: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1985: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1985: 14.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1987: 15.97 ft, below flood stage; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1990: 15.73 ft, below flood stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1991: 12.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1992: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1993: 16.64 ft, action stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1994: 19.59 ft, action stage; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1996: 16.12 ft, action stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1996: 13.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1998: 18.42 ft, action stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1999: 13.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2000: 11.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2001: 12.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2002: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 554 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2003: 16.61 ft, action stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2003: 15.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2005: 13.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2006: 12.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2006: 15.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2008: 16.64 ft, action stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2009: 15.02 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2009: 15.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,630 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2011: 19.82 ft, action stage; 8,180 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2011: 16.76 ft, action stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2013: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2014: 17.86 ft, action stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2015: 10.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2015: 9.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 11.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2016: 14.78 ft, below flood stage; 3,350 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2016: 12.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 15.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2018: 16.90 ft, action stage; 5,040 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2018: 14.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2018: 15.79 ft, below flood stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 15.43 ft, below flood stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2018: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2018: 14.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2018: 12.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 12.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2019: 12.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2019: 11.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2019: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2019: 14.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2020: 15.67 ft, below flood stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2020: 19.60 ft, action stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2020: 14.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2020: 14.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2020: 14.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2021: 14.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.04 ft, Aug 23, 1969 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mattaponi River near Beulahville 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 24.00 ft on Jun 15, 1889.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 97 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mattaponi River near Beulahville
1Aug 23, 196924.04+4.04Minor12,300
2Jun 25, 197223.97+3.97Minor16,900
3Aug 15, 192823.00+3.00Minor12,000
4Mar 1, 197920.90+0.90Minor10,600
5Apr 1, 198420.49+0.49Minor9,960
6Jul 20, 194520.000.00Minor8,700
7Sep 30, 197519.90−0.10Action8,390
8Sep 9, 201119.82−0.18Action8,180
9Nov 15, 202019.60−0.40Action7,900
10Apr 1, 199419.59−0.41Action7,910
11Jan 29, 197819.20−0.80Action7,650
12Dec 8, 194818.82−1.18Action7,280
13Oct 20, 194218.65−1.35Action7,490
14Aug 22, 195518.62−1.38Action7,120
15Feb 9, 199818.42−1.58Action6,560
16May 4, 201417.86−2.14Action5,960
17Feb 23, 196117.37−2.63Action5,900
18May 20, 201816.90−3.10Action5,040
19Oct 6, 197916.80−3.20Action5,360
20Mar 17, 196216.78−3.22Action5,320
21Dec 12, 201116.76−3.24Action4,660
22Nov 26, 195216.70−3.30Action5,610
23Aug 8, 194816.68−3.32Action5,130
24Mar 9, 199316.64−3.36Action4,810
25May 16, 200816.64−3.36Action4,720
26Feb 27, 200316.61−3.39Action4,780
27May 1, 195216.29−3.71Action5,210
28Apr 20, 198316.20−3.80Action4,780
29Jan 23, 199616.12−3.88Action4,370
30Mar 25, 195816.10−3.90Action4,690
31Apr 21, 198715.97−4.03Below flood stage4,570
32Sep 14, 195015.84−4.16Below flood stage4,360
33Jun 27, 201815.79−4.21Below flood stage4,020
34May 31, 199015.73−4.27Below flood stage4,050
35Nov 3, 202015.67−4.33Below flood stage3,890
36Mar 17, 196315.64−4.36Below flood stage4,280
37Apr 9, 196015.62−4.38Below flood stage4,280
38Jan 31, 197615.62−4.38Below flood stage3,770
39Nov 18, 200615.46−4.54Below flood stage3,840
40Jun 5, 197115.45−4.55Below flood stage3,580
41Oct 16, 201815.43−4.57Below flood stage3,720
42Dec 16, 200315.35−4.65Below flood stage3,760
43May 2, 197315.30−4.70Below flood stage3,750
44Feb 16, 201815.28−4.72Below flood stage3,700
45Dec 31, 200915.18−4.82Below flood stage3,630
46Dec 26, 197315.04−4.96Below flood stage3,390
47Jun 9, 200915.02−4.98Below flood stage3,510
48Feb 25, 201914.83−5.17Below flood stage3,100
49Nov 20, 201814.82−5.18Below flood stage3,090
50Dec 29, 202014.79−5.21Below flood stage3,010

The worst floods along the Mattaponi River

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

August 23, 1969: 24.04 ft here, minor flooding

June 25, 1972: 23.97 ft here, minor flooding

  • Bowling GreenVA · Jun 23, 1972 · 18.95 ft · Minor · its highest

March 1, 1979: 20.90 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Mattaponi River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Mattaponi River
Bowling GreenVA11.018.95 ft, Jun 23, 19720
Beulahville this gaugeVA20.024.04 ft, Aug 23, 19690

King William County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLHV2, 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.