James River near Richmond, Henrico County VA (RMDV2)
Gage Location: Henrico County, VirginiaSite Location: Henrico County, Virginia
Latitude: 37.563Longitude: -77.547Elevation: 98.82 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 6753 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 12 ft. Moderate Stage: 15 ft.Major Stage: 22 ft.
First Flood: 1816-09-18Last Flood: 2013-05-10 Crest: 15 ft.Datum change: 1934-10-09Number of Floods: 171

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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
12 ft to 13 ft127.212 ft or above 166100.0
13 ft to 14 ft3722.313 ft or above 15492.8
14 ft to 15 ft3923.514 ft or above 11770.5
15 ft to 16 ft2917.515 ft or above 7847.0
16 ft to 17 ft1710.216 ft or above 4929.5
17 ft to 18 ft53.017 ft or above 3219.3
18 ft to 19 ft84.818 ft or above 2716.3
19 ft to 20 ft42.419 ft or above 1911.4
20 ft to 21 ft42.420 ft or above 159.0
21 ft to 22 ft63.621 ft or above 116.6
22 ft to 23 ft10.622 ft or above 53.0
23 ft to 24 ft10.623 ft or above 42.4
24 ft to 25 ft21.224 ft or above 31.8
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 10.6
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 10.6
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 10.6
28 ft to 29 ft10.628 ft or above 10.6
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
12 ft to 13 ft127.212 ft or above 166100.0
13 ft to 14 ft3722.313 ft or above 15492.8
14 ft to 15 ft3923.514 ft or above 11770.5
15 ft to 16 ft2917.515 ft or above 7847.0
16 ft to 17 ft1710.216 ft or above 4929.5
17 ft to 18 ft53.017 ft or above 3219.3
18 ft to 19 ft84.818 ft or above 2716.3
19 ft to 20 ft42.419 ft or above 1911.4
20 ft to 21 ft42.420 ft or above 159.0
21 ft to 22 ft63.621 ft or above 116.6
22 ft to 23 ft10.622 ft or above 53.0
23 ft to 24 ft10.623 ft or above 42.4
24 ft to 25 ft21.224 ft or above 31.8
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 10.6
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 10.6
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 10.6
28 ft to 29 ft10.628 ft or above 10.6





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: 09:51 AM May 13, 2013