TidalMapAppomattox River at Farmville, VA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02039500 sits on the Appomattox River and reads everything draining 302 square miles of the Appomattox basin. Its datum sits 281 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1926, 100 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Appomattox River runs a median of 160 cfs at this gauge across 100 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 288 cfs, and September the leanest at 82 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 28,000 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 234 cfs | 146% |
| Feb | 272 cfs | 170% |
| Mar | 288 cfs | 180% |
| Apr | 247 cfs | 154% |
| May | 183 cfs | 114% |
| Jun | 128 cfs | 80% |
| Jul | 98 cfs | 61% |
| Aug | 91 cfs | 57% |
| Sep | 82 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 98 cfs | 61% |
| Nov | 144 cfs | 90% |
| Dec | 196 cfs | 123% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1926 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Appomattox River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.7 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 16 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 20 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 29.7 ft |
| September 1996 | 24 ft |
| August 1940 | 23.6 ft |
| November 2020 | 23.3 ft |
| August 2024 | 21.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRMV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02039500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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