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Nottoway River near Sebrell

Highest listed crest 29.70 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft126 crests since 1940

The Nottoway River near Sebrell crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 126 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 29.70 ft on August 20, 1940, was major flooding, 13.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Nottoway River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.70 ft
August 20, 1940; 48,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
11
9th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
April 13, 2025
16.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Southampton County
Virginia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nottoway River near Sebrell
Action stage14.021Mar 26, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.057Apr 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.036Mar 20, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.011Sep 23, 2003Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

126 crests from 1940 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nottoway River near Sebrell, 1940 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Aug 20, 1940: 29.70 ft, major flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1942: 12.78 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1943: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1944: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1945: 24.50 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1946: 18.29 ft, moderate flooding; 9,230 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1947: 14.50 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1948: 18.24 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1949: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1950: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1951: 14.40 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1952: 19.61 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1952: 15.72 ft, action stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1954: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1955: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1956: 16.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1957: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1958: 21.80 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1959: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1960: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1961: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1962: 20.26 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1963: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1964: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1964: 15.62 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1966: 15.03 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1967: 15.63 ft, action stage; 5,760 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1968: 15.43 ft, action stage; 4,990 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1969: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1970: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1971: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,330 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1971: 21.44 ft, major flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1972: 24.13 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1974: 15.70 ft, action stage; 5,810 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1975: 24.43 ft, major flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1975: 19.69 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1977: 15.10 ft, action stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1978: 21.32 ft, major flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1979: 23.28 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1979: 18.74 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1981: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 15.63 ft, action stage; 5,950 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1983: 18.81 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1984: 19.42 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1985: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1985: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1987: 20.66 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1988: 14.84 ft, action stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,580 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1990: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1991: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1992: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1993: 19.42 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1994: 19.66 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1995: 16.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1996: 17.57 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1997: 18.27 ft, moderate flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1998: 19.12 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1998: 19.42 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1998: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1998: 19.24 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1998: 21.31 ft, major flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1999: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1999: 26.98 ft, major flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2000: 19.02 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2000: 19.71 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2001: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2003: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2003: 18.12 ft, moderate flooding; 9,220 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2003: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2003: 20.76 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2003: 17.88 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 20.62 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 24.71 ft, major flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2003: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2004: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2004: 18.49 ft, moderate flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2004: 18.67 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2004: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2004: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2006: 19.48 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2006: 19.63 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2008: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2009: 15.19 ft, action stage; 4,790 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2009: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2009: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2009: 16.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2010: 19.03 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2010: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,350 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2011: 15.80 ft, action stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2011: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2013: 18.46 ft, moderate flooding; 9,929 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2014: 15.56 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2015: 15.83 ft, action stage; 5,560 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2016: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2016: 16.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2016: 16.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2016: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2018: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2018: 14.42 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2018: 14.47 ft, action stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,810 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2018: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2018: 14.92 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 14.01 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2019: 14.36 ft, action stage; 4,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2019: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2019: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 6,790 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2019: 15.39 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2020: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2020: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2020: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2020: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2020: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2021: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2021: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2023: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,630 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2024: 19.70 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2024: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2024: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2024: 16.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2025: 17.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,417 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2025: 18.19 ft, moderate flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2025: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,593 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.70 ft, Aug 20, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nottoway River near Sebrell 1940s: 7 1950s: 8 1960s: 6 1970s: 9 1980s: 7 1990s: 15 2000s: 22 22 2010s: 15 2020s: 15 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 126 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Nottoway River near Sebrell
1Aug 20, 194029.70+13.70Major48,000
2Sep 19, 199926.98+10.98Major36,000
3Sep 23, 200324.71+8.71Major26,900
4Jul 22, 194524.50+8.50Major25,000
5Jul 19, 197524.43+8.43Major26,000
6Oct 11, 197224.13+8.13Major22,400
7Mar 1, 197923.28+7.28Major22,000
8May 10, 195821.80+5.80Major16,900
9Oct 29, 197121.44+5.44Major16,100
10May 1, 197821.32+5.32Major16,400
11Mar 24, 199821.31+5.31Major16,000
12Apr 13, 200320.76+4.76Moderate14,600
13Apr 21, 198720.66+4.66Moderate14,500
14May 31, 200320.62+4.62Moderate14,300
15Nov 9, 198520.39+4.39Moderate13,800
16Jan 11, 196220.26+4.26Moderate12,800
17Sep 8, 200019.71+3.71Moderate12,200
18Jan 14, 202419.70+3.70Moderate12,300
19Oct 1, 197519.69+3.69Moderate12,300
20Mar 7, 199419.66+3.66Moderate12,200
21Nov 21, 200619.63+3.63Moderate12,500
22May 1, 195219.61+3.61Moderate12,000
23Oct 12, 200619.48+3.48Moderate12,100
24Feb 19, 198419.42+3.42Moderate11,600
25Mar 9, 199319.42+3.42Moderate11,700
26Feb 9, 199819.42+3.42Moderate11,700
27Mar 13, 199819.24+3.24Moderate11,200
28Feb 1, 199819.12+3.12Moderate10,800
29Feb 10, 201019.03+3.03Moderate11,000
30Apr 23, 200019.02+3.02Moderate10,800
31Aug 24, 195519.00+3.00Moderate10,700
32Nov 18, 200919.00+3.00Moderate11,000
33Feb 20, 202118.98+2.98Moderate10,800
34Apr 20, 198318.81+2.81Moderate10,400
35Oct 6, 197918.74+2.74Moderate10,300
36May 25, 195418.70+2.70Moderate10,100
37Sep 6, 200418.67+2.67Moderate10,000
38Aug 20, 200418.49+2.49Moderate9,670
39Jan 22, 201318.46+2.46Moderate9,929
40Feb 5, 195718.35+2.35Moderate9,440
41Feb 28, 201918.30+2.30Moderate9,740
42Jan 2, 194618.29+2.29Moderate9,230
43May 4, 199718.27+2.27Moderate9,500
44Feb 19, 194818.24+2.24Moderate9,020
45Dec 8, 200918.20+2.20Moderate9,450
46Mar 20, 202518.19+2.19Moderate9,310
47Mar 26, 200318.12+2.12Moderate9,220
48Dec 29, 201517.98+1.98Minor8,470
49Dec 19, 200317.95+1.95Minor8,650
50Sep 20, 202017.94+1.94Minor8,820

The worst floods along the Nottoway River

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

August 20, 1940: 29.70 ft here, major flooding

  • Stony CreekVA · Aug 17, 1940 · 23.66 ft · Major · its highest

September 19, 1999: 26.98 ft here, major flooding

  • Stony CreekVA · Sep 17, 1999 · 21.28 ft · Major
  • RawlingsVA · Sep 17, 1999 · 13.82 ft · Moderate

September 23, 2003: 24.71 ft here, major flooding

  • Stony CreekVA · Sep 21, 2003 · 20.35 ft · Major
  • RawlingsVA · Sep 20, 2003 · 16.77 ft · Major

Gauges on the Nottoway River

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

Flood gauges on the Nottoway River
RawlingsVA10.023.25 ft, Oct 6, 19729
MCKENNEYVA12.517.92 ft, Oct 13, 20180
Stony CreekVA15.023.66 ft, Aug 17, 194011
Sebrell this gaugeVA16.029.70 ft, Aug 20, 194011

Other gauges in Southampton County

Flood gauges in Southampton County
Franklin10.825.11 ft, Sep 18, 19993
ZUNI23.025.14 ft, Sep 20, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEBV2, 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.