James River at Cartersville, Cumberland County VA (CARV2)
Gage Location: Goochland County, VirginiaSite Location: Cumberland County, Virginia
Latitude: 37.671Longitude: -78.086Elevation: 163.9 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 6252 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 20 ft. Moderate Stage: 23 ft.Major Stage: 26.4 ft.
First Flood: 1869-11-01Last Flood: 2010-01-26 Crest: 23.94 ft.Datum change: 1927-06-04Number of Floods: 84

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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
20 ft to 21 ft1821.720 ft or above 83100.0
21 ft to 22 ft1821.721 ft or above 6578.3
22 ft to 23 ft78.422 ft or above 4756.6
23 ft to 24 ft78.423 ft or above 4048.2
24 ft to 25 ft910.824 ft or above 3339.8
25 ft to 26 ft44.825 ft or above 2428.9
26 ft to 27 ft44.826 ft or above 2024.1
27 ft to 28 ft78.427 ft or above 1619.3
28 ft to 29 ft33.628 ft or above 910.8
29 ft to 30 ft11.229 ft or above 67.2
30 ft to 31 ft11.230 ft or above 56.0
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 44.8
32 ft to 33 ft22.432 ft or above 44.8
33 ft to 34 ft11.233 ft or above 22.4
34 ft to 35 ft00.034 ft or above 11.2
35 ft to 36 ft00.035 ft or above 11.2
36 ft to 37 ft00.036 ft or above 11.2
37 ft to 38 ft11.237 ft or above 11.2
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
20 ft to 21 ft1522.120 ft or above 68100.0
21 ft to 22 ft1826.521 ft or above 5377.9
22 ft to 23 ft57.422 ft or above 3551.5
23 ft to 24 ft45.923 ft or above 3044.1
24 ft to 25 ft710.324 ft or above 2638.2
25 ft to 26 ft34.425 ft or above 1927.9
26 ft to 27 ft34.426 ft or above 1623.5
27 ft to 28 ft68.827 ft or above 1319.1
28 ft to 29 ft34.428 ft or above 710.3
29 ft to 30 ft11.529 ft or above 45.9
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 34.4
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 34.4
32 ft to 33 ft11.532 ft or above 34.4
33 ft to 34 ft11.533 ft or above 22.9
34 ft to 35 ft00.034 ft or above 11.5
35 ft to 36 ft00.035 ft or above 11.5
36 ft to 37 ft00.036 ft or above 11.5
37 ft to 38 ft11.537 ft or above 11.5





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