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

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Date of Flood Crest(ft) Streamflow(cfs) Category Code 1816-09-18 -9999 -9999 Missing C1 1822-09-28 -9999 -9999 Missing C1 1878-09-12 -9999 -9999 Missing C1 1896-09-28 -9999 -9999 Missing C1 1915-09-01 -9999 -9999 Missing C1 1934-12-03 19.08 109000 Moderate C2 1935-01-25 18.55 102000 Moderate C2 1935-09-07 21.01 127000 Moderate C2 1936-01-05 16.73 78300 Moderate C2 1936-01-21 16.7 78300 Moderate C2 1936-02-17 14.68 60300 Minor C2 1936-03-19 23.42 175000 Major C2 1937-01-04 15.25 64400 Moderate C2 1937-01-22 15.95 71100 Moderate C2 1937-04-27 22.65 152000 Major C2 F1 1937-10-21 18.2 92500 Moderate C2 1937-10-30 13.54 50900 Minor C2 1939-08-20 14.37 57900 Minor C2 1940-06-02 13.5 50900 Minor C2 1940-08-18 21.8 151000 Moderate C2 1942-05-18 14.4 57900 Minor C2 1942-05-24 15.74 68600 Moderate C2 1942-10-17 19.8 119000 Moderate C2 1944-09-20 21.8 150000 Moderate C2 1945-09-20 14.82 61100 Minor C2 1946-01-09 12.2 41300 Minor C2 1948-02-16 15.45 66000 Moderate C2 1948-04-02 16.45 75000 Moderate C2 1948-08-06 15.5 66800 Moderate C2 1948-12-01 14.3 57100 Minor C2 1948-12-05 20.9 136000 Moderate C2 1949-03-24 16.22 73000 Moderate C2 1949-04-16 14.67 60300 Minor C2 1949-08-16 13.38 50100 Minor C2 1950-09-12 14.6 59500 Minor C2 1950-12-06 13.76 53200 Minor C2 1950-12-10 14.85 61100 Minor C2 1951-06-15 13.53 50900 Minor C2 1951-12-22 14.53 58700 Minor C2 1952-01-30 13.82 53200 Minor C2 1952-03-13 14.22 56300 Minor C2 1953-02-24 14.45 57900 Minor C2 1953-03-27 15.95 71100 Moderate C2 1954-03-03 14.54 58700 Minor C2 1955-03-08 16.1 72000 Moderate C2 1955-08-20 18.36 98700 Moderate C2 1957-04-08 15 62700 Moderate C2 1958-04-02 13.35 50100 Minor C2 1959-06-04 12.05 39800 Minor C2 1960-04-02 14.92 61900 Minor C2 1960-04-07 15.7 68600 Moderate C2 1961-04-14 12.63 44200 Minor C2 1961-10-23 17.98 94000 Moderate C2 1962-03-14 14.86 61900 Minor C2 1962-03-24 13.94 54000 Minor C2 1963-03-15 16.42 81600 Moderate C2 1965-02-09 15.32 69600 Moderate C2 1966-02-15 13.75 55200 Minor C2 1967-03-09 15.37 70600 Moderate C2 1969-08-21 24.95 222000 Major C2 1970-01-02 14.92 65600 Minor C2 1971-02-16 14.24 58800 Minor C2 1971-06-01 17.02 88500 Moderate C2 1971-10-26 13.95 57000 Minor C2 1972-02-14 13.88 56100 Minor C2 1972-02-29 13.95 57000 Minor C2 1972-06-23 28.62 313000 Major C2 1972-10-07 21.76 162000 Moderate C2 1972-11-15 14.04 57000 Minor C2 1973-02-04 16.46 82700 Moderate C2 1973-03-19 14.26 59800 Minor C2 1973-05-30 14.82 64600 Minor C2 1973-12-22 15.66 73900 Moderate C2 1973-12-29 15.94 76100 Moderate C2 1974-09-08 13.31 50800 Minor C2 1975-03-16 14.33 59800 Minor C2 1975-03-21 20.08 133000 Moderate C2 1975-09-26 16.1 78300 Moderate C2 1976-01-02 14.08 57900 Minor C2 1976-10-11 15.63 72800 Moderate C2 1977-04-07 14.88 65600 Minor C2 1978-01-28 19.36 122000 Moderate C2 1978-03-17 14.18 58800 Minor C2 1978-03-28 14.55 62600 Minor C2 1978-04-28 15.12 67600 Moderate C2 1979-01-23 13.2 50000 Minor C2 1979-02-27 20.38 138000 Moderate C2 1979-03-07 15.02 66600 Moderate C2 1979-06-05 18 100000 Moderate C2 1979-09-07 14.28 59800 Minor C2 1979-09-24 16.13 78300 Moderate C2 1979-10-01 13.52 52600 Minor C2 1980-04-11 13.3 50800 Minor C2 1980-04-16 14.74 63600 Minor C2 1982-02-05 13.8 55200 Minor C2 1982-06-15 15.65 73400 Moderate C2 1983-04-04 14.14 58300 Minor C2 1983-04-12 15.66 73500 Moderate C2 1983-04-16 13.2 50000 Minor C2 1983-04-26 13.78 55100 Minor C2 1984-02-16 17.27 91700 Moderate C2 1984-03-30 16.75 85500 Moderate C2 1985-08-19 14.94 66000 Minor C2 1985-11-07 24.77 218000 Major C2 1987-03-03 14.33 60000 Minor C2 1987-04-18 21.91 163000 Moderate C2 1987-04-27 16.5 82700 Moderate C2 1987-09-10 18.53 108000 Moderate C2 1989-05-03 15.06 67200 Moderate C2 1989-05-07 17.7 96900 Moderate C2 1990-05-30 14.01 57100 Minor C2 1990-10-24 15.17 68300 Moderate C2 1991-01-13 14.91 65700 Minor C2 1991-03-06 13.24 50300 Minor C2 1992-04-24 19.24 119000 Moderate C2 1993-03-06 18.87 114000 Moderate C2 1993-03-26 14.43 61000 Minor C2 1993-03-29 13.47 52300 Minor C2 1993-04-17 13.24 50300 Minor C2 1993-11-29 15.3 69600 Moderate C2 1994-02-24 13.72 54500 Minor C2 1994-03-03 13.45 52100 Minor C2 1994-03-30 17.48 94300 Moderate C2 1995-01-18 16.42 81800 Moderate C2 1995-06-24 13.25 50400 Minor C2 1995-06-30 16.26 80000 Moderate C2 1996-01-21 20.61 141000 Moderate C2 1996-01-29 13.87 55900 Minor C2 1996-09-08 21.23 152000 Moderate C2 1996-12-03 15.72 74500 Moderate C2 1998-01-10 15.7 74300 Moderate C2 1998-01-29 16.77 87000 Moderate C2 1998-02-06 16.73 86500 Moderate C2 1998-02-19 16.66 85700 Moderate C2 1998-03-22 16.76 86900 Moderate C2 2000-10-01 15.43 73200 Moderate C2 2003-02-25 18.73 113000 Moderate C2 2003-03-21 14.44 63740 Minor C2 2003-04-12 12.99 50931 Minor C2 2003-05-20 14.4 63370 Minor C2 2003-07-04 13.33 53830 Minor C2 2003-11-21 14.57 62400 Minor C2 2003-12-12 13.54 53723 Minor C2 2004-02-08 12.61 46496 Minor C2 2004-04-15 13.36 52292 Minor C2 2004-09-10 12.81 48000 Minor C2 2004-10-01 15.5 72000 Moderate C2 2005-01-15 14.4 60800 Minor C2 2005-03-30 12.17 43200 Minor C2 2005-12-01 14.36 60500 Minor C2 2006-06-29 15.81 75500 Moderate C2 2006-10-08 15.42 71100 Moderate C2 2006-11-18 13.63 54500 Minor C2 2007-03-04 12.22 43600 Minor C2 2007-03-18 12.92 48900 Minor C2 2007-04-17 13.82 56000 Minor C2 2009-11-14 13.3 51800 Minor C2 2009-12-10 13.74 55300 Minor C2 2009-12-27 13.31 51900 Minor C2 2010-01-27 18.1 104000 Moderate none 2010-03-15 13.38 52500 Minor none 2011-03-08 12.69 47100 Minor none 2011-03-12 14.78 64400 Minor none 2011-04-18 15.07 67400 Moderate none 2011-12-09 15.51 72100 Moderate none 2012-03-03 13.24 51400 Minor none 2012-03-26 13.63 41400 Minor none 2012-05-16 12.58 33100 Minor none 2013-01-18 12.64 33500 Minor none 2013-02-02 14.95 53100 Minor none 2013-05-10 15 66700 Moderate none

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