South River near Waynesboro, Waynesboro County VA (WAYV2)
Gage Location: Augusta County, VirginiaSite Location: Augusta County, Virginia
Latitude: 38.058Longitude: -78.908Elevation: 1296.2 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 127 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 9.5 ft. Moderate Stage: 11 ft.Major Stage: 13 ft.
First Flood: 1942-10-15Last Flood: 2011-04-16 Crest: 11.38 ft.Datum change: 1952-10-01Number of Floods: 18

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Year
Before Datum Change
Number of Floods
19421
19430
19440
19450
19460
19470
19480
19490
19500
19510
Year
After Datum Change
Number of Floods
19520
19530
19540
19551
19560
19570
19580
19590
19600
19610
19620
19630
19640
19650
19660
19670
19680
19691
19700
19711
19722
19730
19740
19751
19760
19770
19780
19791
19800
19810
19820
19830
19840
19851
19860
19871
19880
19890
19900
19910
19920
19930
19940
19950
19962
19970
19981
19990
20000
20010
20020
20031
20041
20051
20060
20070
20080
20090
20101
20111
20120
20130




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