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North Meherrin River near Lunenburg

Highest listed crest 48.00 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft74 crests since 1940

The North Meherrin River near Lunenburg crested above flood stage 61 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2026. The highest, 48.00 ft on August 17, 1940, was minor flooding, 34.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
48.00 ft
August 17, 1940
Flood stage
14.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
61 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2026
16.11 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lunenburg County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Meherrin River near Lunenburg
Action stage12.08Mar 21, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.061May 26, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1940 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, 1940 to 2026 1020304050ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Aug 17, 1940: 48.00 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 1947: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1948: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1949: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1952: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1952: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1954: 15.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1955: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1955: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,610 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1957: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1958: 14.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1958: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1960: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1962: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1964: 13.13 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1965: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1968: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1969: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1971: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1971: 28.30 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1973: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1974: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1975: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1977: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1978: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1979: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1982: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 15.42 ft, minor flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1989: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1993: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,990 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1997: 13.71 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1998: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2000: 17.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2001: 16.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2004: 26.28 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 17.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2008: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2008: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2010: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2013: 17.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2015: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2016: 11.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2016: 12.56 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2016: 11.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2016: 13.88 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 12.13 ft, action stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 12.29 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 37.78 ft, minor flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2018: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 12.23 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2019: 11.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2019: 13.53 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2020: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2020: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2023: 10.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,641 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 24.88 ft, minor flooding; 8,259 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2024: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,831 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,225 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2024: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,509 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2025: 15.44 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2026: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per second Highest, 48.00 ft, Aug 17, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Meherrin River near Lunenburg 1940s: 5 1950s: 8 1960s: 7 1970s: 9 9 1980s: 5 1990s: 4 2000s: 8 2010s: 7 2020s: 8 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

The 50 highest of 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Meherrin River near Lunenburg
1Aug 17, 194048.00+34.00Minor—
2Oct 11, 201837.78+23.78Minor55,000
3Oct 23, 197128.30+14.30Minor14,400
4Sep 22, 197926.94+12.94Minor11,800
5Aug 30, 200426.28+12.28Minor10,200
6Jan 9, 202424.88+10.88Minor8,259
7Sep 19, 200323.86+9.86Minor7,180
8Sep 6, 199622.94+8.94Minor6,390
9Mar 30, 197521.95+7.95Minor5,660
10Apr 26, 197821.64+7.64Minor5,500
11Sep 17, 195720.80+6.80Minor4,160
12Jan 6, 196219.75+5.75Minor3,990
13Oct 3, 197919.72+5.72Minor4,300
14Apr 14, 195519.70+5.70Minor3,800
15Mar 19, 199819.34+5.34Minor4,240
16Sep 6, 200819.16+5.16Minor4,170
17Sep 7, 197418.95+4.95Minor3,950
18Feb 2, 197318.90+4.90Minor3,920
19Apr 16, 198318.40+4.40Minor3,700
20May 15, 202418.27+4.27Minor3,831
21Oct 31, 194918.25+4.25Minor3,340
22Dec 23, 201518.04+4.04Minor3,750
23Dec 11, 200817.98+3.98Minor3,730
24Mar 29, 201017.72+3.72Minor3,650
25Jan 15, 201317.35+3.35Minor3,530
26Sep 25, 202417.27+3.27Minor3,509
27Jan 1, 200717.26+3.26Minor3,520
28Apr 18, 200017.15+3.15Minor3,490
29Sep 17, 201817.09+3.09Minor3,450
30Feb 23, 196117.05+3.05Minor3,150
31Feb 14, 194817.00+3.00Minor2,890
32Apr 27, 195217.00+3.00Minor3,000
33Sep 9, 197716.80+2.80Minor3,120
34Dec 29, 195816.76+2.76Minor3,090
35Jun 10, 196816.72+2.72Minor3,060
36Feb 18, 196016.55+2.55Minor3,030
37Nov 13, 201816.55+2.55Minor3,290
38Mar 30, 200116.49+2.49Minor3,300
39Apr 16, 199316.41+2.41Minor2,990
40Aug 9, 202416.35+2.35Minor3,225
41Nov 20, 195216.15+2.15Minor2,790
42Jun 6, 198916.15+2.15Minor2,900
43May 26, 202616.11+2.11Minor3,160
44Mar 25, 196916.10+2.10Minor2,880
45Jul 8, 200515.97+1.97Minor3,150
46Sep 16, 199915.89+1.89Minor3,120
47May 16, 197115.85+1.85Minor2,800
48Dec 5, 202015.76+1.76Minor3,050
49Mar 29, 198415.63+1.63Minor2,750
50Oct 14, 195515.50+1.50Minor2,610

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LNBV2, 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.