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Moormans River near Free Union

Highest listed crest 22.28 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft15 crests since 1972

The Moormans River near Free Union crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2025. The highest, 22.28 ft on June 28, 1995, was minor flooding, 8.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.28 ft
June 28, 1995; 19,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
15.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Albemarle County
Near Charlottesville (8.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS FUVV2
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, Moormans River near Free Union
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.015May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1972 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Moormans River near Free Union, 1972 to 2025 141618202224ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Jun 21, 1972: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1987: 14.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1992: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1995: 22.28 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 21.67 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2005: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2011: 17.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 14.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2018: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 15.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,862 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.28 ft, Jun 28, 1995 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Moormans River near Free Union 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Moormans River near Free Union
1Jun 28, 199522.28+8.28Minor19,100
2Sep 6, 199621.67+7.67Minor17,800
3Sep 6, 197921.55+7.55Minor16,500
4Apr 21, 199220.86+6.86Minor16,300
5Nov 4, 198520.41+6.41Minor15,500
6Jun 21, 197220.20+6.20Minor15,100
7Nov 23, 199217.84+3.84Minor11,200
8Apr 16, 201117.74+3.74Minor11,100
9Nov 29, 200515.46+1.46Minor7,890
10May 30, 201815.40+1.40Minor7,820
11May 14, 202515.02+1.02Minor4,862
12Jan 25, 201014.91+0.91Minor7,220
13Sep 8, 198714.78+0.78Minor7,070
14May 16, 201414.39+0.39Minor6,610
15Oct 23, 199014.33+0.33Minor6,540

Other gauges in Albemarle County

Flood gauges in Albemarle County
Scottsville20.034.02 ft, Jun 22, 197212
White Hall11.030.30 ft, Oct 15, 19420
Earlysville14.023.56 ft, Sep 6, 19960

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FUVV2, 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.