Appomattox River at Route 602 near Mannboro, VA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 02040892 sits on the Appomattox River and reads everything draining 942 square miles of the Appomattox basin. Its datum sits 161 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2011, 15 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Appomattox River at Mattoax, VA, reading 725 square miles. This gauge adds the 217 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Appomattox River above Lake Chesdin Dam near Petersburg,va at 1,330 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 71% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Appomattox River at Matoaca, VA.

Normal flows here

The Appomattox River runs a median of 382 cfs at this gauge across 15 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 917 cfs, and September the leanest at 152 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,500 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2011 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 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.1 feet, in October 2018.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MNBV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.