Appomattox River at Farmville, Cumberland County VA (FRMV2)
Gage Location: Cumberland County, Virginia Site Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia
Latitude: 37.307Longitude: -78.389Elevation: 281.93 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 302 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 16 ft. Moderate Stage: 20 ft.Major Stage: 25 ft.
First Flood: 1928-08-12Last Flood: 2009-12-14 Crest: 16.47 ft.Datum change: 1928-11-29Number of Floods: 93

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
16 ft to 17 ft4245.216 ft or above 93100.0
17 ft to 18 ft2223.717 ft or above 5154.8
18 ft to 19 ft88.618 ft or above 2931.2
19 ft to 20 ft66.519 ft or above 2122.6
20 ft to 21 ft88.620 ft or above 1516.1
21 ft to 22 ft44.321 ft or above 77.5
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 33.2
23 ft to 24 ft11.123 ft or above 33.2
24 ft to 25 ft11.124 ft or above 22.2
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 11.1
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 11.1
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 11.1
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 11.1
29 ft to 30 ft11.129 ft or above 11.1
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
16 ft to 17 ft4245.716 ft or above 92100.0
17 ft to 18 ft2223.917 ft or above 5054.3
18 ft to 19 ft88.718 ft or above 2830.4
19 ft to 20 ft66.519 ft or above 2021.7
20 ft to 21 ft88.720 ft or above 1415.2
21 ft to 22 ft33.321 ft or above 66.5
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 33.3
23 ft to 24 ft11.123 ft or above 33.3
24 ft to 25 ft11.124 ft or above 22.2
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 11.1
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 11.1
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 11.1
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 11.1
29 ft to 30 ft11.129 ft or above 11.1





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013