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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MINOR FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1903-06-0722
1910-06-1720.3
1912-05-1322.5
1915-02-0420.6
1920-02-0420.2
1928-08-1222.06
1932-10-1821.54
1933-04-1820.48
1936-01-0421.45
1936-01-2021.8
1937-01-2220.25
1942-05-2420.8
1948-04-0222.14
1948-08-0520.35
1949-03-2421.98
1953-03-2620.9
1955-03-0820.83
1960-04-0620.13
1963-03-1421.33
1971-06-0121.51
1973-02-0320.67
1973-12-2920.89
1976-10-1020.6
1979-09-2321.86
1982-06-1520.91
1983-04-1120.26
1984-02-1622.42
1984-03-3021.62
1987-04-2621.25
1990-10-2420.36
1994-03-3022.29
1995-01-1721.96
1995-06-2921.68
1996-12-0320.73
1998-01-1021.05
1998-01-2921.87
1998-02-0521.69
1998-02-1821.91
1998-03-2221.71
1999-09-3021.73
2003-09-2022.89
2004-09-3020.49
2006-06-2821.15
MODERATE FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1899-03-0625.2
1906-10-2123.8
1913-03-2923.4
1919-01-0423
1924-05-1324.7
1924-10-0124.38
1928-08-1823.8
1934-12-0224.95
1935-01-2424.03
1937-10-2124.34
1955-08-1924.48
1961-10-2223.13
1975-03-2026.04
1978-01-2725.08
1979-02-2626.33
1979-06-0424.19
1987-09-0925.44
1989-05-0723.38
1992-04-2325.39
1993-03-0524.18
2003-02-2424.47
2010-01-2623.94
MAJOR FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1869-11-0132
1877-11-2430.4
1901-05-2327
1901-12-3026.7
1935-09-0627.8
1936-03-1928.77
1937-04-2627.73
1940-08-1728.34
1942-10-1627.14
1944-09-2029.6
1948-12-0527
1969-08-2133.75
1972-06-2237.87
1972-10-0627.12
1985-11-0632.6
1987-04-1827.96
1996-01-2126.45
1996-09-0728.96
MISSING
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1877-10-03-9999



Categorical Floods by Month
MonthMinor
After
Datum
Minor
Total
Moderate
After
Datum
Moderate
Total
Major
After
Datum
Major
Total
Missing
After
Datum
Missing
Total
January66341100
February46220000
March77241100
April55112200
May12120100
June46111100
July00000000
August22222200
September44113300
October33242201
November00001300
December22111200


Categorical Floods by Season
SeasonMinorModerateMajorMissing
Fall7581
Winter14730
Spring14740
Summer8330


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