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Rappahannock River at Remington

Highest listed crest 30.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft111 crests since 1889

The Rappahannock River at Remington crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 111 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1889 to 2025. The highest, 30.00 ft on October 16, 1942, was major flooding, 15.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Rappahannock River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.00 ft
October 16, 1942; 90,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
3
55th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
May 15, 2025
17.63 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fauquier County
Near Culpeper (10.9 mi), Warrenton (13.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rappahannock River at Remington
Action stage12.022May 18, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.077May 15, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.09Jun 23, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.03Oct 16, 1942Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

111 crests from 1889 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rappahannock River at Remington, 1889 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jun 2, 1889: 26.70 ft, major floodingApr 25, 1930: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1937: 29.20 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1940: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1942: 30.00 ft, major flooding; 90,000 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1943: 12.60 ft, action stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1945: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1946: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1947: 14.70 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1948: 14.90 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1950: 14.80 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 14.60 ft, action stage; 9,600 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1952: 17.81 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1955: 23.52 ft, moderate flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1956: 14.14 ft, action stage; 9,400 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1958: 13.42 ft, action stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1959: 14.23 ft, action stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 14.58 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1961: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1962: 14.95 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1963: 13.49 ft, action stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1964: 13.69 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1965: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1965: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 14.20 ft, action stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1967: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1968: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1969: 13.01 ft, action stage; 8,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1971: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1972: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 24.82 ft, moderate flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1973: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1975: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1975: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1976: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1976: 21.97 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 15.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1979: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1979: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 14.98 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1982: 13.86 ft, action stage; 9,230 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1983: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 21.21 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1985: 14.80 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1987: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1987: 15.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1990: 17.15 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 16.59 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1992: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1993: 21.96 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1994: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1995: 20.06 ft, moderate flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 21.05 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1996: 24.04 ft, moderate flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1996: 12.11 ft, action stage; 6,820 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1997: 16.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 16.65 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1998: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1998: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1998: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1998: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1999: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2001: 13.51 ft, action stage; 8,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 15.52 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2003: 15.95 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2003: 17.64 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2003: 17.93 ft, minor floodingDec 11, 2003: 18.76 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2005: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 12.11 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2008: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 17,819 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 18,080 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 14.15 ft, action stage; 9,384 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,499 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 19,979 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2011: 13.95 ft, action stageOct 30, 2012: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,760 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 17.01 ft, minor flooding; 14,830 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2013: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 12,820 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2013: 16.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,719 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 18.36 ft, minor flooding; 18,120 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 20,780 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,680 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,765 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2018: 18.62 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2018: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2018: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,425 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 15.29 ft, minor flooding; 11,189 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 18,365 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,821 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2021: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 14,616 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 16,821 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2025: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 16,308 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.00 ft, Oct 16, 1942 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rappahannock River at Remington 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 3 1960s: 6 1970s: 16 1980s: 8 1990s: 20 20 2000s: 7 2010s: 18 2020s: 4 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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 111 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Rappahannock River at Remington
1Oct 16, 194230.00+15.00Major90,000
2Apr 26, 193729.20+14.20Major—
3Jun 2, 188926.70+11.70Major—
4Jun 22, 197224.82+9.82Moderate52,900
5Sep 7, 199624.04+9.04Moderate35,300
6Aug 18, 195523.52+8.52Moderate45,100
7Jun 23, 201823.30+8.30Moderate41,900
8Oct 10, 197621.97+6.97Moderate36,800
9Mar 5, 199321.96+6.96Moderate36,600
10Feb 15, 198421.21+6.21Moderate33,000
11Jan 20, 199621.05+6.05Moderate23,300
12Jun 28, 199520.06+5.06Moderate27,800
13Nov 4, 198519.73+4.73Minor26,400
14Dec 5, 195019.42+4.42Minor27,200
15May 17, 201419.36+4.36Minor20,780
16Sep 30, 199919.11+4.11Minor18,200
17Apr 17, 201119.05+4.05Minor19,979
18Sep 6, 197918.84+3.84Minor23,000
19Mar 21, 199818.84+3.84Minor17,600
20Dec 11, 200318.76+3.76Minor—
21Mar 20, 197518.70+3.70Minor22,400
22Jun 4, 201818.62+3.62Minor—
23Jan 27, 197818.52+3.52Minor21,800
24Nov 28, 199318.50+3.50Minor21,600
25Feb 26, 197918.46+3.46Minor21,600
26Dec 16, 201818.45+3.45Minor18,365
27Feb 18, 199818.43+3.43Minor16,800
28May 1, 201418.36+3.36Minor18,120
29Mar 14, 201018.09+3.09Minor18,080
30Jan 26, 201017.96+2.96Minor17,819
31Sep 24, 200317.93+2.93Minor—
32Jan 10, 202417.84+2.84Minor16,821
33Nov 22, 195217.81+2.81Minor18,800
34Nov 23, 199217.79+2.79Minor19,000
35Aug 18, 199417.72+2.72Minor18,800
36Sep 20, 200317.64+2.64Minor—
37Dec 11, 199217.63+2.63Minor18,500
38May 15, 202517.63+2.63Minor16,308
39Sep 22, 197917.50+2.50Minor18,300
40Jan 29, 199817.50+2.50Minor15,100
41Sep 27, 197517.20+2.20Minor17,200
42Feb 5, 199817.20+2.20Minor14,600
43Oct 14, 199017.15+2.15Minor16,900
44Aug 29, 197917.09+2.09Minor17,000
45May 12, 200817.05+2.05Minor15,900
46Jan 31, 201317.01+2.01Minor14,830
47Mar 29, 194016.99+1.99Minor16,500
48Mar 29, 198416.99+1.99Minor16,500
49Jul 12, 201316.96+1.96Minor14,719
50Dec 23, 202216.91+1.91Minor14,616

The worst floods along the Rappahannock River

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

October 16, 1942: 30.00 ft here, major flooding

April 26, 1937: 29.20 ft here, major flooding

June 2, 1889: 26.70 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Rappahannock River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Rappahannock River
FredericksburgVA13.025.90 ft, Oct 16, 19422
FredericksburgVA15.542.60 ft, Oct 16, 19424
Remington this gaugeVA15.030.00 ft, Oct 16, 19423
Tappahannock (IN MLLW)VA3.04.20 ft, Oct 12, 20253

Other gauges in Fauquier County

Flood gauges in Fauquier County
Catlett15.027.66 ft, Jun 22, 19720

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RENV2, 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.