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Mechums River near White Hall

Highest listed crest 30.30 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft45 crests since 1942

The Mechums River near White Hall crested above flood stage 41 times among the 45 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1942 to 2025. The highest, 30.30 ft on October 15, 1942, was minor flooding, 19.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.30 ft
October 15, 1942
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
41 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
16.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Albemarle County
Near Charlottesville (7.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MECV2
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, Mechums River near White Hall
Action stage9.04Oct 29, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.041May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

45 crests from 1942 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mechums River near White Hall, 1942 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Oct 15, 1942: 30.30 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1944: 21.90 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 1948: 10.90 ft, action stageDec 4, 1948: 14.70 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1950: 16.80 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1950: 16.28 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1959: 18.05 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1979: 24.50 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1980: 15.26 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1982: 11.77 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1983: 20.68 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1984: 17.54 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1985: 21.11 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1987: 19.24 ft, minor floodingNov 29, 1987: 10.55 ft, action stageMay 6, 1989: 11.78 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1990: 11.05 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1990: 16.69 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1992: 18.13 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1993: 18.00 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1993: 11.12 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1995: 13.73 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1996: 24.79 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1998: 16.60 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1999: 15.26 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2003: 19.43 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2004: 17.83 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2004: 11.81 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2005: 14.12 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 2006: 16.19 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2008: 10.30 ft, action stageJan 25, 2010: 16.37 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2011: 15.59 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 2011: 11.36 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 2013: 15.14 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2014: 15.03 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2017: 13.22 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2018: 17.42 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2018: 13.98 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2020: 11.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,711 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2021: 9.49 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,622 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,124 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2024: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,592 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.30 ft, Oct 15, 1942 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mechums River near White Hall 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 7 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 5 2010s: 8 2020s: 5 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Mechums River near White Hall
1Oct 15, 194230.30+19.30Minor—
2Sep 6, 199624.79+13.79Minor—
3Sep 6, 197924.50+13.50Minor—
4Sep 30, 202422.93+11.93Minor12,592
5Sep 18, 194421.90+10.90Minor—
6Nov 5, 198521.11+10.11Minor—
7Apr 3, 198320.68+9.68Minor—
8Sep 19, 200319.43+8.43Minor—
9Sep 8, 198719.24+8.24Minor—
10Apr 22, 199218.13+7.13Minor—
11Sep 30, 195918.05+7.05Minor—
12Mar 4, 199318.00+7.00Minor—
13Sep 28, 200417.83+6.83Minor—
14Feb 14, 198417.54+6.54Minor—
15May 30, 201817.42+6.42Minor—
16Sep 13, 195016.80+5.80Minor—
17Oct 23, 199016.69+5.69Minor—
18May 14, 202516.68+5.68Minor7,240
19Feb 17, 199816.60+5.60Minor—
20Jan 25, 201016.37+5.37Minor—
21Dec 4, 195016.28+5.28Minor—
22Oct 7, 200616.19+5.19Minor—
23Apr 16, 201115.59+4.59Minor—
24Apr 9, 198015.26+4.26Minor—
25Sep 30, 199915.26+4.26Minor—
26Jan 10, 202415.26+4.26Minor6,124
27Jan 31, 201315.14+4.14Minor—
28May 16, 201415.03+4.03Minor—
29Dec 4, 194814.70+3.70Minor—
30Nov 30, 200514.12+3.12Minor—
31Dec 21, 201813.98+2.98Minor—
32Jun 29, 199513.73+2.73Minor—
33May 5, 201713.22+2.22Minor—
34Apr 13, 202011.96+0.96Minor3,711
35Dec 23, 202211.83+0.83Minor3,622
36Dec 23, 200411.81+0.81Minor—
37May 6, 198911.78+0.78Minor—
38Jun 13, 198211.77+0.77Minor—
39Dec 7, 201111.36+0.36Minor—
40Dec 5, 199311.12+0.12Minor—
41May 10, 199011.05+0.05Minor—
42Aug 4, 194810.90−0.10Action—
43Nov 29, 198710.55−0.45Action—
44May 9, 200810.30−0.70Action—
45Oct 29, 20219.49−1.51Action2,110

Other gauges in Albemarle County

Flood gauges in Albemarle County
Scottsville20.034.02 ft, Jun 22, 197212
Free Union14.022.28 ft, Jun 28, 19950
Earlysville14.023.56 ft, Sep 6, 19960

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MECV2, 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.