James River at Lick Run, Botetourt County VA (LIRV2)
Gage Location: Botetourt County, VirginiaSite Location: Botetourt County, Virginia
Latitude: 37.774Longitude: -79.785Elevation: 978.3 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 1371 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 16 ft. Moderate Stage: 22 ft.Major Stage: 25 ft.
First Flood: 1877-10-03Last Flood: 2013-05-07 Crest: 17.29 ft.Datum change: 1928-10-26Number of Floods: 78

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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 ft1519.716 ft or above 76100.0
17 ft to 18 ft1215.817 ft or above 6180.3
18 ft to 19 ft1418.418 ft or above 4964.5
19 ft to 20 ft1418.419 ft or above 3546.1
20 ft to 21 ft56.620 ft or above 2127.6
21 ft to 22 ft33.921 ft or above 1621.1
22 ft to 23 ft45.322 ft or above 1317.1
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 911.8
24 ft to 25 ft22.624 ft or above 911.8
25 ft to 26 ft33.925 ft or above 79.2
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 45.3
27 ft to 28 ft11.327 ft or above 45.3
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 33.9
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 33.9
30 ft to 31 ft22.630 ft or above 33.9
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 11.3
32 ft to 33 ft00.032 ft or above 11.3
33 ft to 34 ft11.333 ft or above 11.3
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 ft1520.816 ft or above 72100.0
17 ft to 18 ft1216.717 ft or above 5779.2
18 ft to 19 ft1419.418 ft or above 4562.5
19 ft to 20 ft1419.419 ft or above 3143.1
20 ft to 21 ft45.620 ft or above 1723.6
21 ft to 22 ft34.221 ft or above 1318.1
22 ft to 23 ft45.622 ft or above 1013.9
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 68.3
24 ft to 25 ft11.424 ft or above 68.3
25 ft to 26 ft34.225 ft or above 56.9
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 22.8
27 ft to 28 ft11.427 ft or above 22.8
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 11.4
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 11.4
30 ft to 31 ft11.430 ft or above 11.4
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 00.0
32 ft to 33 ft00.032 ft or above 00.0
33 ft to 34 ft00.033 ft or above 00.0





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: 07:55 AM May 08, 2013