Cape Charles Harbor
Bay in Virginia, near Cape Charles
Current status
No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.
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About this status
No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work
Sources checked: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC. · Updated
The last 90 days
- Caution: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office 1
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The records are also in the report table on this page.
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office 1
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The records are also in the report table on this page.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.
Reports linked to Cape Charles Harbor
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Aug 10, 2:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 14,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · 50 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (3 here) · 2025 (2 here)
Wastewater outlets on this water
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.
Boat launches
- Cape Charles · Boat ramp
Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Cape Charles Harbor on OpenBoatLaunch
Nearby waters
- Back River, VA No current status shown about 29 km away
- Mobjack Bay, VA No current status shown about 29 km away
- East River, VA No current status shown about 33 km away
- Milford Haven, VA No current status shown about 34 km away
- Poquoson River, VA No current status shown about 37 km away
Sources covering this water
- Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC
5 records linked to this water. Updated .