Have you ever wondered how the rising Rappahannock impacts the Silversmith House? At 22′, the water covers the pavement in the parking lot behind FCCA.
Historic Flood stages of Rappahannock in Fredericksburg – measured in feet
| 53′ | WATER REACHES THE HIGHER BLUFFS IN LOWER FREDERICKSBURG…ALLOWING IT TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND. AT LEAST 70 CITY BLOCKS ARE FLOODED…WITH SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF BUILDINGS OCCURRING. HUNDREDS OF STRUCTURES AND DOZENS OF ROADS ARE AFFECTED. |
| 42′ | A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD IS OCCURRING IN FREDERICKSBURG. ALMOST ALL OF CAROLINE STREET IS UNDERWATER…ALONG WITH SOPHIA STREET…AND NUMEROUS CROSS STREETS BETWEEN THE TWO. AT LEAST 20 CITY BLOCKS ARE FLOODED. HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS ARE AFFECTED IN FREDERICKSBURG…AND SEVERAL HOMES ARE FLOODED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. FURTHER INLAND FROM THE RIVER…WATER IS APPROACHING PRINCESS ANNE STREET IN SPOTS. |
| 38′ | CAROLINE STREET IN FREDERICKSBURG IS FLOODED BETWEEN AMELIA AND WOLFE STREETS. ALL OF SOPHIA STREET IS FLOODED. DOZENS OF BUILDINGS ARE FLOODED…INCLUDING SOME HOMES. |
| 31′ | WATER COMPLETELY COVERS SOPHIA STREET BETWEEN WOLFE STREET AND AMELIA STREET. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS ARE FLOODED IN THIS AREA. WATER ALSO BEGINS TO APPROACH HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER…INCLUDING NEAR TYLERTON.
AT 27′, WATER FLOWS INTO EXTERIOR STAIRWELL AT FCCA AND INTO SUB-BASEMENT REACHING WITHIN 6 INCHES OF FLOOR BEAMS. |
| 22′ | WATER REACHES SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG.
COVERS PAVEMENT IN PARKING LOT BEHIND FCCA. |
| 18′ | WATER REACHES SOME PARKING LOTS NEAR THE RIVER IN THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. TWO HOMES ON SOPHIA STREET ARE FLOODED. |
| 14′ | WATER APPROACHES A COUPLE HOMES IN THE FLOODPLAIN ON SOPHIA STREET IN FREDERICKSBURG. WATER BEGINS TO REACH RIVER ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. |
| 10′ | WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH UPON A BASEMENT IN THE FLOODPLAIN NEAR FREDERICKSBURG. |
| 9′ | WATER REACHES THE WATERFRONT AT FREDERICKSBURG CITY DOCK |
