TidalMapAppomattox River at Matoaca, 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 02041650 sits on the Appomattox River and reads everything draining 1,342 square miles of the Appomattox basin. Its datum sits 67 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1970, 56 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Appomattox River below Lake Chesdin near Petersburg, VA sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Appomattox River below Lake Chesdin near Petersburg, VA, reading 1,334 square miles.
Normal flows here
The Appomattox River runs a median of 615 cfs at this gauge across 56 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,300 cfs, and September the leanest at 172 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 39,400 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 18 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,070 cfs | 174% |
| Feb | 1,280 cfs | 208% |
| Mar | 1,300 cfs | 211% |
| Apr | 1,120 cfs | 182% |
| May | 758 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 412 cfs | 67% |
| Jul | 245 cfs | 40% |
| Aug | 212 cfs | 34% |
| Sep | 172 cfs | 28% |
| Oct | 234 cfs | 38% |
| Nov | 464 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 895 cfs | 146% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1970 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 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 18.4 feet, in October 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 1972 | 18.4 ft |
| May 2003 | 14.6 ft |
| June 1972 | 14.6 ft |
| February 1979 | 14.4 ft |
| October 1971 | 14.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTCV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02041650. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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