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Virginia River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 13, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 67% of normal across 162 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,520 cfs on the James River At Cartersville. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Virginia.

USGS gauges
162
State percent normal
67%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 13
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Virginia are currently 67% of normal, with the James River At Cartersville reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,520 cfs and a gauge stage of 1.12 ft.

Meanwhile, the New River At Ivanhoe is seeing a spike today — up 75% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Virginia's named rivers.

Virginia at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Virginia flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

67%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

James River At Cartersville 1,520 cfs

Gauge stage 1.12 ft

Biggest 24h spike

New River At Ivanhoe +75%

Now 1,380 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 162 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Virginia.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per Virginia streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 67%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

Virginia streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.

67% of normal today
+20pts vs this day last year (47%)
346of 366 days below normal, past year
715% 3-year peak · Jan 2024 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 13, 2026

799 daily readings from 162 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 225%: 14 readings above that — including the 715% peak in Jan 2024 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

Full streamgauge inventory

Virginia USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Virginia. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

162 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
New River At Radford, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03171000
1,590 cfs 2.17 ft · 64°F 1,676 ft Upper New
James River At Cartersville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02035000
1,410 cfs 1.03 ft 82°F 70°F 161 ft Middle James-Willis
James River At Scottsville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02029000
1,360 cfs 3.12 ft · 69°F 278 ft Middle James-Buffalo
New River At Allisonia, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03168000
1,250 cfs 1.37 ft · 65°F 1,860 ft Upper New
New River At Glen Lyn, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03176500
1,230 cfs 3.08 ft · 66°F 1,503 ft Middle New
James River Near Richmond, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02037500
1,050 cfs 3.30 ft · 71°F 102 ft Middle James-Willis
Robinson River Near Locust Dale, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01666500
867 cfs 4.34 ft · 68°F 302 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
James River At Holcomb Rock, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02025500
739 cfs 4.24 ft · 68°F 582 ft Middle James-Buffalo
New River At Ivanhoe, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03165500
722 cfs 2.15 ft · 65°F 1,948 ft Upper New
Dan River At South Boston, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02076000
708 cfs 5.53 ft · 67°F 322 ft Lower Dan
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Randolph, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02066000
690 cfs 5.01 ft · 67°F 325 ft Middle Roanoke
Dan River At Stp Near Danville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02075045
632 cfs 4.43 ft · 68°F 384 ft Lower Dan
Dan River At Paces, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02075500
595 cfs 2.37 ft · 67°F 331 ft Lower Dan
Back Creek Near Dundee, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02056650
560 cfs 5.24 ft · 68°F 896 ft Upper Roanoke
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Brookneal, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02062500
553 cfs 3.92 ft · 68°F 367 ft Middle Roanoke
Levisa Fork At Big Rock, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03207800
553 cfs 4.06 ft · 66°F 880 ft Upper Levisa
James River At Bent Creek, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02026000
551 cfs 2.70 ft · 68°F 374 ft Middle James-Buffalo
New River Near Galax, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03164000
487 cfs · · 62°F 2,211 ft Upper New
Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01668000
466 cfs 2.25 ft 79°F 70°F 74 ft Lower Rappahannock
James River At Buchanan, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02019500
466 cfs 2.10 ft · 68°F 824 ft Upper James
Roanoke River At Altavista, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02060500
450 cfs 1.62 ft · 68°F 527 ft Upper Roanoke
James River At Lick Run, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02016500
398 cfs 1.87 ft · 69°F 1,012 ft Upper James
Roanoke River At Niagara, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02056000
377 cfs 2.74 ft · 68°F 853 ft Upper Roanoke
Jackson River Bl Dunlap Creek At Covington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02013100
365 cfs 4.98 ft · 66°F 1,278 ft Upper James
S F Shenandoah River At Front Royal, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01631000
338 cfs 1.12 ft · 68°F 469 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Clinch River At Speers Ferry, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03527000
287 cfs 2.98 ft · 65°F 1,206 ft Upper Clinch
S F Shenandoah River Near Luray, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01629500
231 cfs 1.80 ft · 66°F 722 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Jackson River Bl Gathright Dam Nr Hot Spgs, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02011800
220 cfs 8.94 ft 60°F 66°F 1,475 ft Upper James
Meherrin River Near Lawrenceville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02051500
220 cfs 2.70 ft · 71°F 182 ft Meheriin
S F Shenandoah River Near Lynnwood, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01628500
193 cfs 2.15 ft · 67°F 1,010 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Rappahannock River At Remington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01664000
193 cfs 3.08 ft · 68°F 301 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
James River And Kanawha Canal Near Richmond, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02037000
186 cfs 6.87 ft · 70°F 121 ft Middle James-Willis
Clinch River At Cleveland, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03524000
167 cfs 1.73 ft 75°F 64°F 1,510 ft Upper Clinch
Smith River At Martinsville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02073000
163 cfs 1.81 ft 63°F 68°F 683 ft Upper Dan
N F Shenandoah River Near Strasburg, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01634000
158 cfs 1.91 ft 76°F 68°F 508 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Pamunkey River Near Hanover, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01673000
155 cfs 3.56 ft 78°F 70°F 64 ft Pamunkey
S F Holston River Near Damascus, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03473000
154 cfs 2.59 ft · 65°F 1,920 ft South Fork Holston
Smith River At Bassett, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02072500
153 cfs 1.78 ft 50°F 68°F 770 ft Upper Dan
N F Holston River Near Gate City, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03490000
142 cfs 1.74 ft 78°F 66°F 1,207 ft North Fork Holston
Smith River Near Philpott, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02072000
134 cfs 2.77 ft 44°F 68°F 846 ft Upper Dan
M F Holston River Near Meadowview, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03475000
116 cfs 2.18 ft · 67°F 1,848 ft South Fork Holston
Roanoke River At Roanoke, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02055000
111 cfs · · 68°F 936 ft Upper Roanoke
North Anna River At Hart Corner Near Doswell, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01671020
107 cfs 3.53 ft · 70°F 64 ft Pamunkey
Banister River At Halifax, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02077000
97 cfs 2.72 ft · 68°F 352 ft Banister
N F Shenandoah River At Mount Jackson, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01633000
85 cfs 2.54 ft 74°F 66°F 850 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Rapidan River Near Culpeper, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01667500
82 cfs · · 68°F 258 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Cowpasture River Near Clifton Forge, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02016000
81 cfs 1.40 ft · 68°F 1,024 ft Upper James
North River Near Burketown, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01622000
80 cfs 1.97 ft · 67°F 1,122 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Reed Creek At Grahams Forge, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03167000
78 cfs 1.49 ft · 64°F 1,948 ft Upper New
Nottoway River Near Sebrell, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02047000
75 cfs 3.02 ft · 71°F 46 ft Nottoway
Hazel River At Rixeyville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01663500
72 cfs 3.03 ft · 68°F 314 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Goose Creek Near Leesburg, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01644000
72 cfs 1.39 ft · 69°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Powell River Near Jonesville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03531500
70 cfs 1.60 ft · 64°F 1,272 ft Powell
Chickahominy River Near Providence Forge, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02042500
67 cfs 2.86 ft 78°F 71°F 25 ft Lower James
Little River At Graysontown, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03170000
66 cfs · · 64°F 1,839 ft Upper New
Pigg River Near Sandy Level, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02058400
63 cfs 2.22 ft · 68°F 632 ft Upper Roanoke
Rivanna River At Palmyra, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02034000
61 cfs 2.29 ft · 70°F 218 ft Rivanna
N F Holston River Near Saltville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03488000
59 cfs · · 64°F 1,733 ft North Fork Holston
Appomattox River At Matoaca, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02041650
58 cfs 1.38 ft 79°F 71°F 86 ft Appomattox
Roanoke River At Glenvar, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02054530
57 cfs 2.07 ft · 68°F 1,100 ft Upper Roanoke
Meherrin River At Emporia, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02052000
57 cfs 2.20 ft · 70°F 96 ft Meheriin
Broad Run Near Leesburg, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01644280
56 cfs 1.94 ft · 70°F 196 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Appomattox River At Mattoax, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02040000
55 cfs 6.37 ft · 70°F 256 ft Appomattox
Powell River At Big Stone Gap, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03529500
54 cfs 2.24 ft · 68°F 1,474 ft Powell
M F Holston River At Seven Mile Ford, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03474000
52 cfs 1.26 ft · 64°F 1,980 ft South Fork Holston
Mattaponi River Near Beulahville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01674500
51 cfs 2.43 ft 77°F 70°F 21 ft Mattaponi
Middle River Near Grottoes, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01625000
50 cfs 3.00 ft · 67°F 1,081 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Craig Creek At Parr, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02018000
46 cfs 3.46 ft · 69°F 1,051 ft Upper James
Aquia Creek Near Garrisonville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01660400
45 cfs 1.32 ft · 70°F 121 ft Lower Potomac
South River At Harriston, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01627500
45 cfs 2.05 ft · 67°F 1,159 ft South Fork Shenandoah
North Anna River Near Partlow, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01670400
44 cfs 3.68 ft · 70°F 194 ft Pamunkey
South Anna River Near Ashland, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01672500
44 cfs 1.60 ft · 70°F 108 ft Pamunkey
Blackwater River Near Rocky Mount, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02056900
43 cfs 1.96 ft · 68°F 903 ft Upper Roanoke
Roanoke River At Lafayette, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02054500
42 cfs 1.48 ft · 66°F 1,185 ft Upper Roanoke
Appomattox River At Farmville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02039500
41 cfs 3.80 ft · 70°F 299 ft Appomattox
Maury River Near Buena Vista, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02024000
41 cfs 1.06 ft · 66°F 858 ft Maury
Walker Creek At Bane, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03173000
41 cfs 2.95 ft · 65°F 1,688 ft Middle New
South River Near Dooms, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01626850
40 cfs 1.92 ft · 67°F 1,271 ft South Fork Shenandoah
S F Holston River At Riverside Nr Chilhowie, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03471500
40 cfs 1.82 ft · 64°F 2,114 ft South Fork Holston
Nottoway River Near Rawlings, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02044500
39 cfs 2.30 ft · 71°F 207 ft Nottoway
Chestnut Creek At Galax, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03165000
37 cfs 1.37 ft · 63°F 2,365 ft Upper New
Back Creek Near Mountain Grove, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02011500
36 cfs 2.74 ft 73°F 64°F 1,790 ft Upper James
Potts Creek Near Covington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02014000
35 cfs 2.11 ft · 66°F 1,298 ft Upper James
Blackwater River Near Franklin, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02049500
34 cfs 1.41 ft · 71°F 3 ft Blackwater
Wolf Creek Near Narrows, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03175500
34 cfs 2.65 ft · 66°F 1,600 ft Middle New
Nottoway River Near Stony Creek, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02045500
33 cfs 1.96 ft · 70°F 84 ft Nottoway
Bullpasture River At Williamsville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02015700
32 cfs 1.27 ft · 64°F 1,635 ft Upper James
Maury River At Rockbridge Baths, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02021500
31 cfs · · 66°F 1,104 ft Maury
Falling River Near Naruna, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02064000
29 cfs 2.79 ft · 67°F 454 ft Middle Roanoke
North Mayo River Near Spencer, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02070000
29 cfs 1.17 ft · 66°F 750 ft Upper Dan
Slate River Near Arvonia, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02030500
27 cfs 2.54 ft · 69°F 253 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Back Creek At Sunrise, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02011470
26 cfs 4.21 ft · 64°F 1,979 ft Upper James
N F Shenandoah River At Cootes Store, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01632000
24 cfs 2.49 ft · 66°F 1,076 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Buffalo Creek Near Hampden Sydney, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02039000
24 cfs 1.26 ft · 70°F 376 ft Appomattox
Allen Creek Near Boydton, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02079640
24 cfs 4.00 ft · 71°F 252 ft Roanoke Rapids
Rapidan River Near Ruckersville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01665500
23 cfs 1.64 ft · 69°F 462 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
South Mayo River Near Nettleridge, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02069700
22 cfs 2.96 ft · 67°F 893 ft Upper Dan
Goose Creek Near Middleburg, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01643700
22 cfs 2.43 ft · 68°F 444 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Jackson River Near Bacova, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02011400
21 cfs 2.85 ft 73°F 65°F 1,721 ft Upper James
S F Roanoke River Near Shawsville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02053800
21 cfs · · 65°F 1,381 ft Upper Roanoke
South River Near Waynesboro, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01626000
21 cfs 2.31 ft · 67°F 1,327 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Sandy River Near Danville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02074500
21 cfs 1.05 ft · 68°F 481 ft Upper Dan
Smith River At Smith Riv Church Nr Woolwine, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02071530
21 cfs 2.27 ft · 68°F 1,240 ft Upper Dan
Dunlap Creek Near Covington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02013000
20 cfs 1.49 ft · 65°F 1,316 ft Upper James
Cranes Nest River Near Clintwood, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03208950
19 cfs 2.17 ft · 63°F 1,516 ft Upper Levisa
Smith Creek Near New Market, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01632900
19 cfs 1.19 ft 74°F 66°F 924 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Big Otter River Near Evington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02061500
18 cfs 1.76 ft · 68°F 570 ft Upper Roanoke
Mattaponi River Near Bowling Green, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01674000
17 cfs 2.01 ft · 71°F 170 ft Mattaponi
Battle Run Near Laurel Mills, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01662800
17 cfs 1.74 ft · 68°F 420 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Bluestone River At Falls Mills, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03177710
16 cfs 1.78 ft · 63°F 2,360 ft Middle New
Beaver Creek At Bristol, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 03478400
16 cfs 3.26 ft · 65°F 1,790 ft South Fork Holston
Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02011460
16 cfs 1.26 ft · 63°F 2,160 ft Upper James
Hardware River Bl Briery Run Nr Scottsville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02030000
16 cfs 1.86 ft · 70°F 310 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Johns Creek At New Castle, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02017500
15 cfs 2.72 ft · 67°F 1,282 ft Upper James
Totopotomoy Creek Near Studley, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01673550
14 cfs 1.22 ft · 71°F 60 ft Pamunkey
Dragon Swamp At Mascot, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01669520
14 cfs 4.76 ft 74°F 71°F 25 ft Great Wicomico-Piankatank
Passage Creek Near Buckton, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01635500
14 cfs 3.25 ft · 68°F 568 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Cedar Creek Near Winchester, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01634500
14 cfs 1.73 ft · 67°F 649 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Cub Creek At Phenix, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02065500
14 cfs · · 67°F 401 ft Middle Roanoke
Goose Creek Near Huddleston, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02059500
13 cfs · · 68°F 614 ft Upper Roanoke
Difficult Run Near Great Falls, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01646000
13 cfs 2.65 ft 73°F 70°F 157 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Blackwater River Near Dendron, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02047500
13 cfs 31.91 ft · 71°F 33 ft Blackwater
Linville Creek At Broadway, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01632082
12 cfs 1.21 ft · 66°F 1,042 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Rockfish River Near Greenfield, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02028500
12 cfs 2.37 ft · 68°F 569 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Holiday Creek Near Andersonville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02038850
11 cfs 1.29 ft 71°F 68°F 554 ft Appomattox
N F Rivanna River Near Earlysville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02032640
11 cfs 5.15 ft · 69°F 379 ft Rivanna
Mechums River Near White Hall, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02031000
11 cfs 4.28 ft · 69°F 467 ft Rivanna
Deep Creek Near Mannboro, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02041000
10 cfs · · 70°F 258 ft Appomattox
Catoctin Creek At Taylorstown, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01638480
10 cfs 2.65 ft · 69°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Cameron Run At Alexandria, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01653000
10 cfs 3.88 ft · 71°F 33 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Piney River At Piney River, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02027500
9 cfs 2.15 ft · 68°F 657 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Stony Creek Near Dinwiddie, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02046000
8 cfs 1.29 ft · 70°F 151 ft Nottoway
Opequon Creek Near Berryville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01615000
8 cfs 4.24 ft · 67°F 511 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Po River Near Spotsylvania, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01673800
8 cfs 1.32 ft · 70°F 216 ft Mattaponi
Calfpasture River Above Mill Creek At Goshen, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02020500
7 cfs 1.38 ft · 66°F 1,407 ft Maury
Tye River Near Lovingston, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02027000
7 cfs 2.34 ft · 68°F 597 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Spout Run At Rt 621 Near Millwood, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01636316
6 cfs 1.60 ft 60°F 68°F 433 ft Shenandoah
Cedar Run Near Catlett, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01656000
6 cfs 2.10 ft · 69°F 205 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Kerrs Creek Near Lexington, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02022500
6 cfs 2.58 ft · 66°F 1,031 ft Maury
Pedlar River At Forest Road Near Buena Vista, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02024915
4 cfs 2.52 ft · 68°F 1,093 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Piscataway Creek Near Tappahannock, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01669000
4 cfs 6.03 ft 64°F 71°F 25 ft Lower Rappahannock
Moormans River Near Free Union, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02032250
4 cfs 2.84 ft · 69°F 492 ft Rivanna
Accotink Creek Near Annandale, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01654000
4 cfs 1.60 ft 74°F 70°F 202 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Catawba Creek Near Catawba, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02018500
4 cfs 1.93 ft · 68°F 1,321 ft Upper James
Little Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 02011490
4 cfs · · 62°F 2,724 ft Upper James
Beaverdam Creek At Rt 734 Near Mountville, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01643880
4 cfs 1.14 ft · 69°F 327 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Fourmile Run At Alexandria, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01652500
3 cfs 4.06 ft · 71°F 32 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Fine Creek At Fine Creek Mills, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02036500
3 cfs 1.59 ft · 71°F 224 ft Middle James-Willis
N F Goose Creek At Rt 729 Near Lincoln, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01643805
2 cfs 1.42 ft · 68°F 315 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
N F Catoctin Creek At Rt 681 Near Waterford, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01638420
2 cfs 1.75 ft · 69°F 339 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Piney Run Near Lovettsville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01636690
2 cfs 1.41 ft · 69°F 407 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Little River Near Doswell, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01671100
2 cfs 1.68 ft 59°F 70°F 167 ft Pamunkey
Muddy Creek At Mount Clinton, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01621050
2 cfs 2.52 ft · 66°F 1,372 ft South Fork Shenandoah
S F Catoctin Creek At Rt 698 Near Waterford, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01638350
1 cfs · · 69°F 346 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Dry Marsh Run Near Berryville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01616100
1 cfs 1.43 ft 57°F 67°F 507 ft Conococheague-Opequon
North Meherrin River Near Lunenburg, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02051000
1 cfs · · 70°F 375 ft Meheriin
Tinker Creek Near Daleville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 02055100
1 cfs 1.07 ft · 67°F 1,237 ft Upper Roanoke
North River Near Stokesville, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01620500
1 cfs 1.64 ft · 65°F 2,123 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Hogue Creek Near Hayfield, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01613900
1 cfs · · 67°F 700 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Limestone Branch Near Leesburg, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01643590
1 cfs · · 69°F 228 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Long Branch Near Annandale, Va
12 hours ago · USGS 01654500
1 cfs 2.49 ft 73°F 70°F 210 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
S F Quantico Creek Near Independent Hill, Va
11 hours ago · USGS 01658500
1 cfs 2.77 ft · 70°F 244 ft Lower Potomac
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About Virginia streamflow

What are river levels like in Virginia right now?

As of September 13, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 67% of normal across 162 USGS streamgauges, and the James River At Cartersville is reporting the highest discharge at 1,520 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Virginia river is running highest right now?

As of September 13, 2026, the highest discharge in Virginia is 1,520 cfs on the James River At Cartersville. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Virginia rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Virginia rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Virginia streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Virginia data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Virginia gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.