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Nottoway River near Stony Creek Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 5.37 ft at 4:45AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 5.37 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 11:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTYV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:30AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.96 ft at 3:30 AM EDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Nottoway River near Stony Creek are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.66 ft on 08/17/1940
(2) 21.69 ft on 10/07/1972
(3) 21.28 ft on 09/17/1999
(4) 20.35 ft on 09/21/2003
(5) 20.35 ft on 05/28/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.53 ft on 01/11/2024 (P)
(2) 14.30 ft on 12/29/2023 (P)
(3) 16.36 ft on 12/19/2023 (P)
(4) 15.87 ft on 02/19/2021
(5) 15.12 ft on 09/19/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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30.9 River stage sensor operating limit
28 Bridge across US Highway 301 begins to flood.
23 Several homes just south of the gage, along US Highway 301 begin to flood.
17 Jarratt boat ramp, approximately 5 miles upstream, has water completely covering the concrete boat launch area.
16 Lowlands between the town of Stony Creek and VA Route 640, along both sides of VA Route 40, are flooded. Also, flood waters from the Nottoway River back up into Stony Creek and flood Main Street between Hailfax Road and Cedar Road.
15 Minor flooding of lowlands begins in vicinity of the gage and downstream along VA Route 40.
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Latitude: 36.900000° N, Longitude: 77.400000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 57.43 72.43 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 58.42 ft 73.42 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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