Mattaponi River
River in Virginia, past Aylett, Bowling Green, King and Queen Court House, Milford, Walkerton and West Point
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
This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.
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
Estimated downstream stretches on Mattaponi River
No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.
The last 90 days
No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.
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 Mattaponi River
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 1:30 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Bypass · 4,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:34 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · SSO · 11,200 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Hampton Roads Sanitation District · SSO · 162,900 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:55 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Bypass · 75 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:20 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · SSO · 60,000 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 (4 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
- Chain Ferry Landing, West Point · Boat ramp
- Mattaponi River Boat Launch near Aylett · Boat ramp
- Mattaponi River Carry-in Access, Aylett · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Melrose, King and Queen Court House · Boat ramp
- Milford · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Walkerton · Boat ramp
- Waterfence, West Point · Boat ramp
- West Point · Boat ramp
- Wright, Bowling Green · Boat ramp
Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Mattaponi River on OpenBoatLaunch
Nearby waters
- Pamunkey River, VA No current status shown about 17 km away
- Hoskins Creek, VA No current status shown about 20 km away
- West Point Creek, VA No current status shown about 40 km away
- Chickahominy River, VA No current status shown about 41 km away
- Meredith Branch, VA No current status shown about 42 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 .