Nottoway River near Stony Creek

Last updated: Jun 14, 2025, 8:48 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/14/2025 3:30 PM EDT

Record: 23.7 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 20 ft

Moderate Flooding 17 ft

Minor Flooding 15 ft

Action 13 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	20 ft
	Moderate Flooding	17 ft
	Minor Flooding	15 ft
	Action	13 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

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.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	36.9000, -77.4000
RFC	SERFC
State	VA
WFO	AKQ
County	Sussex
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	02045500
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	13.34 ft	on 04-09-2025	(P)
2.	13.89 ft	on 03-17-2025	(P)
3.	15.48 ft	on 02-19-2025	(P)
4.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024	(P)
5.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024

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 05-28-2003
5.	20.35 ft	on 09-21-2003

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	77.43 ft
moderate Flooding	74.43 ft
minor Flooding	72.43 ft
action	70.43 ft
Latest Value	61.30 ft
Gauge Zero	57.43 ft

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Probability Information

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Potential River Levels - Used to

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Hydromet Outlook

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Significant Flood Outlook

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Flash Flood Guidance

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1.	13.34 ft	on 04-09-2025	(P)
2.	13.89 ft	on 03-17-2025	(P)
3.	15.48 ft	on 02-19-2025	(P)
4.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024	(P)
5.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024
6.	16.03 ft	on 05-18-2024
7.	17.53 ft	on 01-11-2024
8.	14.30 ft	on 12-29-2023
9.	16.36 ft	on 12-19-2023
10.	15.87 ft	on 02-19-2021
11.	15.12 ft	on 09-19-2020
12.	15.06 ft	on 02-09-2020
13.	12.65 ft	on 03-23-2019
14.	16.35 ft	on 02-25-2019
15.	12.01 ft	on 12-17-2018
16.	15.05 ft	on 11-16-2018
17.	19.40 ft	on 10-14-2018
18.	16.68 ft	on 05-21-2018
19.	15.82 ft	on 10-10-2016
20.	14.59 ft	on 02-26-2016
21.	15.12 ft	on 02-05-2016
22.	16.79 ft	on 12-27-2015
23.	12.61 ft	on 03-06-2015
24.	16.03 ft	on 05-19-2014
25.	15.03 ft	on 07-13-2013
26.	13.96 ft	on 06-08-2013
27.	16.75 ft	on 01-19-2013
28.	14.72 ft	on 08-28-2011
29.	16.40 ft	on 04-01-2010
30.	16.54 ft	on 02-07-2010
31.	16.77 ft	on 12-04-2009
32.	17.43 ft	on 11-15-2009
33.	15.00 ft	on 12-15-2008
34.	15.49 ft	on 11-25-2006
35.	17.07 ft	on 11-17-2006
36.	15.57 ft	on 11-13-2006
37.	16.80 ft	on 10-08-2006
38.	13.68 ft	on 07-07-2006
39.	13.41 ft	on 01-17-2005
40.	16.45 ft	on 12-11-2004
41.	14.74 ft	on 09-10-2004
42.	18.90 ft	on 09-02-2004
43.	16.04 ft	on 08-16-2004
44.	20.35 ft	on 09-21-2003
45.	15.36 ft	on 08-11-2003
46.	20.35 ft	on 05-28-2003
47.	17.29 ft	on 04-11-2003
48.	17.21 ft	on 03-23-2003
49.	16.60 ft	on 04-02-2001
50.	15.44 ft	on 03-24-2001
51.	17.20 ft	on 04-20-2000
52.	21.28 ft	on 09-17-1999
53.	17.46 ft	on 09-08-1999
54.	19.28 ft	on 03-22-1998
55.	17.11 ft	on 05-02-1997
56.	15.00 ft	on 09-09-1996
57.	15.41 ft	on 01-22-1996
58.	17.31 ft	on 03-05-1994
59.	18.49 ft	on 03-07-1993
60.	15.21 ft	on 03-10-1992
61.	15.65 ft	on 04-01-1991
62.	14.56 ft	on 01-02-1990
63.	14.70 ft	on 05-03-1989
64.	19.69 ft	on 04-19-1987
65.	20.22 ft	on 11-06-1985
66.	14.96 ft	on 01-05-1985
67.	19.19 ft	on 02-16-1984
68.	16.68 ft	on 03-23-1983
69.	13.90 ft	on 07-15-1982
70.	15.09 ft	on 06-10-1981
71.	17.96 ft	on 10-03-1979
72.	20.03 ft	on 02-27-1979
73.	19.39 ft	on 04-29-1978
74.	15.92 ft	on 01-28-1976
75.	20.09 ft	on 07-16-1975
76.	16.00 ft	on 09-10-1974
77.	21.69 ft	on 10-07-1972
78.	20.32 ft	on 10-26-1971
79.	16.17 ft	on 06-02-1971
80.	14.09 ft	on 07-12-1970
81.	14.44 ft	on 08-06-1969
82.	13.32 ft	on 02-10-1965
83.	17.48 ft	on 09-02-1964
84.	15.75 ft	on 03-07-1963
85.	17.57 ft	on 01-09-1962
86.	13.78 ft	on 02-09-1961
87.	15.68 ft	on 11-27-1959
88.	14.83 ft	on 12-30-1958
89.	17.73 ft	on 05-07-1958
90.	15.12 ft	on 02-02-1957
91.	16.38 ft	on 10-04-1955
92.	16.73 ft	on 08-21-1955
93.	16.32 ft	on 05-22-1954
94.	16.16 ft	on 11-23-1952
95.	17.30 ft	on 04-28-1952
96.	13.92 ft	on 11-04-1949
97.	15.18 ft	on 06-30-1949
98.	15.90 ft	on 02-17-1948
99.	14.23 ft	on 09-28-1947
100.	15.10 ft	on 12-30-1945
101.	20.30 ft	on 07-20-1945
102.	14.43 ft	on 02-08-1943
103.	13.48 ft	on 04-05-1941
104.	23.66 ft	on 08-17-1940
105.	16.42 ft	on 08-30-1939
106.	19.93 ft	on 07-28-1938
107.	20.00 ft	on 04-28-1937
108.	17.42 ft	on 01-22-1936
109.	17.76 ft	on 09-07-1935
110.	15.38 ft	on 03-07-1934
111.	15.66 ft	on 03-07-1932
112.	14.80 ft	on 08-21-1931

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 05-28-2003
5.	20.35 ft	on 09-21-2003
6.	20.32 ft	on 10-26-1971
7.	20.30 ft	on 07-20-1945
8.	20.22 ft	on 11-06-1985
9.	20.09 ft	on 07-16-1975
10.	20.03 ft	on 02-27-1979
11.	20.00 ft	on 04-28-1937
12.	19.93 ft	on 07-28-1938
13.	19.69 ft	on 04-19-1987
14.	19.40 ft	on 10-14-2018
15.	19.39 ft	on 04-29-1978
16.	19.28 ft	on 03-22-1998
17.	19.19 ft	on 02-16-1984
18.	18.90 ft	on 09-02-2004
19.	18.49 ft	on 03-07-1993
20.	17.96 ft	on 10-03-1979
21.	17.76 ft	on 09-07-1935
22.	17.73 ft	on 05-07-1958
23.	17.57 ft	on 01-09-1962
24.	17.53 ft	on 01-11-2024
25.	17.48 ft	on 09-02-1964
26.	17.46 ft	on 09-08-1999
27.	17.43 ft	on 11-15-2009
28.	17.42 ft	on 01-22-1936
29.	17.31 ft	on 03-05-1994
30.	17.30 ft	on 04-28-1952
31.	17.29 ft	on 04-11-2003
32.	17.21 ft	on 03-23-2003
33.	17.20 ft	on 04-20-2000
34.	17.11 ft	on 05-02-1997
35.	17.07 ft	on 11-17-2006
36.	16.80 ft	on 10-08-2006
37.	16.79 ft	on 12-27-2015
38.	16.77 ft	on 12-04-2009
39.	16.75 ft	on 01-19-2013
40.	16.73 ft	on 08-21-1955
41.	16.68 ft	on 05-21-2018
42.	16.68 ft	on 03-23-1983
43.	16.60 ft	on 04-02-2001
44.	16.54 ft	on 02-07-2010
45.	16.45 ft	on 12-11-2004
46.	16.42 ft	on 08-30-1939
47.	16.40 ft	on 04-01-2010
48.	16.38 ft	on 10-04-1955
49.	16.36 ft	on 12-19-2023
50.	16.35 ft	on 02-25-2019
51.	16.32 ft	on 05-22-1954
52.	16.17 ft	on 06-02-1971
53.	16.16 ft	on 11-23-1952
54.	16.04 ft	on 08-16-2004
55.	16.03 ft	on 05-19-2014
56.	16.03 ft	on 05-18-2024
57.	16.00 ft	on 09-10-1974
58.	15.92 ft	on 01-28-1976
59.	15.90 ft	on 02-17-1948
60.	15.87 ft	on 02-19-2021
61.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024	(P)
62.	15.84 ft	on 10-03-2024
63.	15.82 ft	on 10-10-2016
64.	15.75 ft	on 03-07-1963
65.	15.68 ft	on 11-27-1959
66.	15.66 ft	on 03-07-1932
67.	15.65 ft	on 04-01-1991
68.	15.57 ft	on 11-13-2006
69.	15.49 ft	on 11-25-2006
70.	15.48 ft	on 02-19-2025	(P)
71.	15.44 ft	on 03-24-2001
72.	15.41 ft	on 01-22-1996
73.	15.38 ft	on 03-07-1934
74.	15.36 ft	on 08-11-2003
75.	15.21 ft	on 03-10-1992
76.	15.18 ft	on 06-30-1949
77.	15.12 ft	on 02-02-1957
78.	15.12 ft	on 02-05-2016
79.	15.12 ft	on 09-19-2020
80.	15.10 ft	on 12-30-1945
81.	15.09 ft	on 06-10-1981
82.	15.06 ft	on 02-09-2020
83.	15.05 ft	on 11-16-2018
84.	15.03 ft	on 07-13-2013
85.	15.00 ft	on 09-09-1996
86.	15.00 ft	on 12-15-2008
87.	14.96 ft	on 01-05-1985
88.	14.83 ft	on 12-30-1958
89.	14.80 ft	on 08-21-1931
90.	14.74 ft	on 09-10-2004
91.	14.72 ft	on 08-28-2011
92.	14.70 ft	on 05-03-1989
93.	14.59 ft	on 02-26-2016
94.	14.56 ft	on 01-02-1990
95.	14.44 ft	on 08-06-1969
96.	14.43 ft	on 02-08-1943
97.	14.30 ft	on 12-29-2023
98.	14.23 ft	on 09-28-1947
99.	14.09 ft	on 07-12-1970
100.	13.96 ft	on 06-08-2013
101.	13.92 ft	on 11-04-1949
102.	13.90 ft	on 07-15-1982
103.	13.89 ft	on 03-17-2025	(P)
104.	13.78 ft	on 02-09-1961
105.	13.68 ft	on 07-07-2006
106.	13.48 ft	on 04-05-1941
107.	13.41 ft	on 01-17-2005
108.	13.34 ft	on 04-09-2025	(P)
109.	13.32 ft	on 02-10-1965
110.	12.65 ft	on 03-23-2019
111.	12.61 ft	on 03-06-2015
112.	12.01 ft	on 12-17-2018