Highest listed crest 39.85 ft August 20, 1969; 86,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 17.0 ft Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major 4 40th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest May 14, 2025 22.06 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Rivanna River at Palmyra, 1934 to 2025 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Major 32.0 ft Sep 17, 1934: 24.75 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1934: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1935: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1935: 26.27 ft, moderate flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1936: 20.54 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1936: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1936: 29.26 ft, moderate flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1936: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1937: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1937: 33.35 ft, major flooding; 56,700 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1937: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1939: 13.75 ft, below flood stage; 6,800 cubic feet per second Aug 17, 1940: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1941: 14.87 ft, below flood stage; 7,560 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 1942: 18.59 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Oct 16, 1942: 36.50 ft, major flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1944: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 1945: 15.38 ft, action stage; 8,270 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1948: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1948: 22.90 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1948: 26.78 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1948: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1949: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per second Aug 15, 1949: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1950: 15.02 ft, action stage; 8,060 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1950: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1951: 21.13 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1952: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1952: 16.23 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1954: 16.24 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1955: 29.00 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1957: 14.15 ft, below flood stage; 7,930 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1958: 13.91 ft, below flood stage; 7,670 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1959: 15.78 ft, action stage; 9,900 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1959: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1960: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1961: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1961: 24.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 18.63 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 21.77 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1966: 14.92 ft, below flood stage; 9,010 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1967: 18.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1968: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 7,660 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 1969: 39.85 ft, major flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per second May 31, 1971: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1972: 37.34 ft, major flooding; 73,400 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1972: 31.07 ft, moderate flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1973: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1973: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1975: 26.38 ft, moderate flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1975: 23.46 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1976: 18.99 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 1976: 22.41 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1978: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1978: 23.51 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1978: 18.63 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1979: 23.58 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1979: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1979: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1979: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1980: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1982: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second May 28, 1982: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1982: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1983: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1983: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1984: 24.42 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1984: 23.76 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1985: 19.57 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1985: 26.53 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1987: 25.59 ft, moderate flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per second Sep 9, 1987: 26.65 ft, moderate flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 1987: 16.92 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per second May 6, 1989: 26.33 ft, moderate flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per second May 27, 1990: 18.73 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Oct 24, 1990: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1992: 23.77 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1992: 16.54 ft, action stage; 9,950 cubic feet per second Nov 24, 1992: 21.13 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1992: 19.37 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1993: 26.25 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1993: 13.58 ft, below flood stage; 7,600 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1993: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1993: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1993: 16.23 ft, action stage; 9,670 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1994: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 20.93 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1995: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1996: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1996: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1996: 31.54 ft, moderate flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1997: 14.74 ft, below flood stage; 8,460 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1998: 21.99 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1998: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1998: 23.96 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1998: 18.75 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second May 8, 1998: 21.26 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1999: 23.31 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2003: 23.79 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2003: 20.68 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 2003: 21.32 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 2003: 25.91 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 2003: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second Sep 9, 2004: 17.97 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second Sep 29, 2004: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 2005: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 2006: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second May 9, 2008: 13.84 ft, below flood stage; 8,870 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 2010: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2011: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2011: 19.71 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2011: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 19.33 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second May 1, 2014: 21.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per second May 16, 2014: 24.72 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2016: 14.80 ft, below flood stage; 9,620 cubic feet per second May 6, 2017: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2018: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per second May 19, 2018: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second May 31, 2018: 25.51 ft, moderate flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2018: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 2018: 24.22 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2018: 19.97 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 2018: 18.63 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 2018: 16.30 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 2018: 19.57 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 2019: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2020: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 2020: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 2020: 20.94 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 2024: 19.76 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 2024: 23.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per second May 14, 2025: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,346 cubic feet per second Highest, 39.85 ft, Aug 20, 1969 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rivanna River at Palmyra 1930s: 11 1940s: 10 1950s: 5 1960s: 7 1970s: 16 1980s: 13 1990s: 20 20 2000s: 10 2010s: 18 2020s: 7 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Fluvanna County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PYAV2, 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.