Highest listed crest 25.10 ft June 21, 1972; 42,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 12.0 ft No major stage set
Crests at major 0 44 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest February 17, 2025 12.25 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Slate River near Arvonia, 1926 to 2025 5 10 15 20 25 30 ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Dec 26, 1926: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per second Aug 12, 1928: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1929: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1930: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1931: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1932: 10.74 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second Oct 17, 1932: 10.50 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1934: 10.70 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1935: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1936: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1937: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1937: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,650 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 1939: 10.67 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 1940: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1941: 10.49 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Aug 12, 1942: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per second Oct 16, 1942: 10.53 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1944: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1945: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1946: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1947: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1948: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1948: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 1950: 9.25 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1950: 9.58 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1951: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1952: 10.80 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1954: 11.61 ft, action stage; 4,350 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1955: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1956: 7.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1957: 10.10 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1958: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1958: 11.18 ft, action stage; 4,050 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1960: 11.20 ft, action stage; 4,050 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1961: 11.23 ft, action stage; 4,050 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1961: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1963: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1964: 8.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,620 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 10.47 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1966: 10.77 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 1969: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1970: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per second May 31, 1971: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1972: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1972: 14.48 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 1974: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1975: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1976: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1976: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1978: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1979: 17.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 1980: 10.10 ft, action stage; 3,290 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 1981: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1982: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1983: 11.43 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1984: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1985: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,930 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 1987: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per second Nov 29, 1987: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1989: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per second May 29, 1990: 10.46 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Jul 27, 1991: 11.47 ft, action stage; 4,290 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 1992: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 14.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,840 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1993: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 1995: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 1996: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 2006: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 2006: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2009: 8.26 ft, below flood stage; 2,036 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 2011: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2012: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per second Aug 26, 2012: 11.85 ft, action stage; 4,625 cubic feet per second May 1, 2014: 11.73 ft, action stage; 4,517 cubic feet per second May 16, 2014: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 8,532 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 2015: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2016: 10.66 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2018: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,106 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2018: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,208 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2020: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per second Nov 13, 2020: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 2020: 11.18 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 2020: 10.37 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 2020: 11.05 ft, action stage; 3,982 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 2023: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 2024: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2024: 10.52 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per second Aug 10, 2024: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 2024: 15.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2025: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.10 ft, Jun 21, 1972 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Slate River near Arvonia 1920s: 2 1930s: 4 1940s: 5 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 9 9 1980s: 5 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 2020s: 7 1920s 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. 05 Other gauges in Buckingham County Buckingham County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARVV2, 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.