Chesapeake Bay
Bay in Virginia, near Hampton, Kiptopeke, Norfolk and Virginia Beach
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
Show records
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
Show records
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 Chesapeake Bay
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 5:35 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 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 (1 here) · 2025 (1 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.
Sewer operators listed for this water: Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD).
Boat launches
- Buckroe Beach Park, Hampton · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Community Beach Park, Norfolk · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach · Boat ramp
- Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Sarah Constant Beach Park, Norfolk · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Chesapeake Bay on OpenBoatLaunch
Nearby waters
- Milford Haven, VA No current status shown about 23 km away
- Piankatank River, VA No current status shown about 27 km away
- Onancock Creek, VA No current status shown about 32 km away
- East River, VA No current status shown about 33 km away
- North River, VA No current status shown about 35 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
2 records linked to this water. Updated .