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Virginia River Levels & Streamflow

As of Oct 3, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 54% of normal across 161 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,170 cfs on the New River At Glen Lyn. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Virginia.

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161
State percent normal
54%
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Paddle runs
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Updated
Oct 3
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Flow briefing · Oct 3, 2026

Virginia river conditions today

Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.

Streamflow levels across Virginia are currently 54% of normal, with the New River At Glen Lyn reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,170 cfs and a gauge stage of 3.03 ft.

Meanwhile, the Dan River At Stp Near Danville is seeing a spike today — up 45% 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 vs normal

How Virginia’s rivers compare to normal

Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.

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 54%
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.

54% of normal today
+11pts vs this day last year (43%)
343of 366 days below normal, past year
715% 3-year peak · Jan 2024 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Oct 3, 2026

799 daily readings from 161 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.

Virginia flow report

161 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
New River At Glen Lyn, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03176500
1,170 cfs 3.03 ft · 84°F 1,503 ft Middle New
New River At Allisonia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03168000
1,080 cfs 1.30 ft · 82°F 1,860 ft Upper New
James River Near Richmond, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02037500
972 cfs 3.25 ft · 91°F 102 ft Middle James-Willis
New River At Radford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03171000
942 cfs 1.91 ft · 83°F 1,676 ft Upper New
New River At Ivanhoe, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03165500
806 cfs 2.24 ft · 82°F 1,948 ft Upper New
James River At Scottsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02029000
661 cfs 2.85 ft · 89°F 278 ft Middle James-Buffalo
James River At Cartersville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02035000
590 cfs · 74°F 90°F 161 ft Middle James-Willis
New River Near Galax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03164000
565 cfs 1.04 ft · 81°F 2,211 ft Upper New
James River At Bent Creek, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02026000
551 cfs 2.70 ft · 90°F 374 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Randolph, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02066000
488 cfs 4.53 ft · 90°F 325 ft Middle Roanoke
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Brookneal, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02062500
484 cfs 3.79 ft · 91°F 367 ft Middle Roanoke
Roanoke River At Altavista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02060500
434 cfs 1.60 ft · 90°F 527 ft Upper Roanoke
James River At Holcomb Rock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02025500
411 cfs 4.03 ft · 89°F 582 ft Middle James-Buffalo
James River At Buchanan, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02019500
406 cfs 2.00 ft · 88°F 824 ft Upper James
Dan River At South Boston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02076000
380 cfs 4.48 ft · 91°F 322 ft Lower Dan
Dan River At Paces, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02075500
344 cfs 1.95 ft · 90°F 331 ft Lower Dan
Clinch River At Speers Ferry, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03527000
327 cfs 3.06 ft · 84°F 1,206 ft Upper Clinch
S F Shenandoah River At Front Royal, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01631000
323 cfs 1.10 ft · 88°F 469 ft South Fork Shenandoah
James River At Lick Run, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02016500
323 cfs 1.70 ft · 88°F 1,012 ft Upper James
Dan River At Stp Near Danville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02075045
300 cfs 3.59 ft · 91°F 384 ft Lower Dan
Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01668000
283 cfs 2.24 ft 71°F 88°F 74 ft Lower Rappahannock
Jackson River Bl Dunlap Creek At Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02013100
254 cfs 4.80 ft · 86°F 1,278 ft Upper James
N F Holston River Near Gate City, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03490000
215 cfs 1.96 ft 68°F 85°F 1,207 ft North Fork Holston
Jackson River Bl Gathright Dam Nr Hot Spgs, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011800
203 cfs 8.89 ft 58°F 82°F 1,475 ft Upper James
Clinch River At Cleveland, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03524000
180 cfs 1.77 ft 67°F 81°F 1,510 ft Upper Clinch
Smith River At Martinsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02073000
160 cfs 1.78 ft 59°F 88°F 683 ft Upper Dan
S F Shenandoah River Near Lynnwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01628500
151 cfs 2.14 ft · 88°F 1,010 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Rappahannock River At Remington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01664000
150 cfs 2.96 ft · 88°F 301 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
James River And Kanawha Canal Near Richmond, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02037000
150 cfs 6.69 ft · 91°F 121 ft Middle James-Willis
Smith River At Bassett, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02072500
150 cfs 1.77 ft 48°F 88°F 770 ft Upper Dan
S F Shenandoah River Near Luray, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01629500
142 cfs 1.56 ft · 89°F 722 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Smith River Near Philpott, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02072000
137 cfs 2.78 ft 45°F 87°F 846 ft Upper Dan
N F Shenandoah River Near Strasburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01634000
134 cfs 1.84 ft 71°F 87°F 508 ft North Fork Shenandoah
S F Holston River Near Damascus, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03473000
126 cfs 2.48 ft · 82°F 1,920 ft South Fork Holston
Appomattox River At Matoaca, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02041650
122 cfs 1.69 ft 72°F 91°F 86 ft Appomattox
M F Holston River Near Meadowview, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03475000
118 cfs 2.19 ft · 82°F 1,848 ft South Fork Holston
Roanoke River At Niagara, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056000
114 cfs 1.54 ft · 89°F 853 ft Upper Roanoke
Appomattox River At Mattoax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02040000
108 cfs 6.89 ft · 90°F 256 ft Appomattox
Rapidan River Near Culpeper, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01667500
94 cfs · · 88°F 258 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Pamunkey River Near Hanover, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673000
89 cfs 2.99 ft 71°F 90°F 64 ft Pamunkey
N F Holston River Near Saltville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03488000
88 cfs · · 82°F 1,733 ft North Fork Holston
N F Shenandoah River At Mount Jackson, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01633000
85 cfs 2.54 ft 66°F 87°F 850 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Mattaponi River Near Beulahville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01674500
77 cfs 2.85 ft 68°F 91°F 21 ft Mattaponi
Reed Creek At Grahams Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03167000
76 cfs 1.48 ft · 82°F 1,948 ft Upper New
Cowpasture River Near Clifton Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02016000
75 cfs 1.37 ft · 88°F 1,024 ft Upper James
North River Near Burketown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01622000
69 cfs 1.90 ft · 88°F 1,122 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Powell River Near Jonesville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03531500
68 cfs 1.59 ft · 84°F 1,272 ft Powell
Nottoway River Near Sebrell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02047000
66 cfs 2.94 ft · 90°F 46 ft Nottoway
Little River At Graysontown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03170000
66 cfs · · 83°F 1,839 ft Upper New
North Anna River At Hart Corner Near Doswell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01671020
64 cfs 3.14 ft · 90°F 64 ft Pamunkey
Goose Creek Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01644000
62 cfs 1.33 ft · 88°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Hazel River At Rixeyville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01663500
61 cfs 2.88 ft · 87°F 314 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
M F Holston River At Seven Mile Ford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03474000
61 cfs 1.31 ft · 82°F 1,980 ft South Fork Holston
Meherrin River At Emporia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02052000
55 cfs 2.19 ft · 90°F 96 ft Meheriin
Levisa Fork At Big Rock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03207800
54 cfs 2.58 ft · 83°F 880 ft Upper Levisa
Robinson River Near Locust Dale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01666500
52 cfs 1.79 ft · 89°F 302 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Walker Creek At Bane, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03173000
51 cfs 3.04 ft · 84°F 1,688 ft Middle New
Powell River At Big Stone Gap, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03529500
51 cfs 2.22 ft · 81°F 1,474 ft Powell
Middle River Near Grottoes, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01625000
50 cfs 3.00 ft · 88°F 1,081 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Appomattox River At Farmville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02039500
50 cfs 3.91 ft · 91°F 299 ft Appomattox
Broad Run Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01644280
49 cfs 1.79 ft · 87°F 196 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Roanoke River At Roanoke, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02055000
49 cfs · · 90°F 936 ft Upper Roanoke
Pigg River Near Sandy Level, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02058400
48 cfs 2.12 ft · 90°F 632 ft Upper Roanoke
Rivanna River At Palmyra, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02034000
45 cfs 2.21 ft · 90°F 218 ft Rivanna
South Anna River Near Ashland, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01672500
42 cfs 1.58 ft · 90°F 108 ft Pamunkey
Chickahominy River Near Providence Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02042500
42 cfs 2.44 ft 70°F 90°F 25 ft Lower James
North Anna River Near Partlow, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01670400
41 cfs 3.65 ft · 87°F 194 ft Pamunkey
Roanoke River At Glenvar, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02054530
40 cfs 1.91 ft · 89°F 1,100 ft Upper Roanoke
South River At Harriston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01627500
40 cfs 2.02 ft · 88°F 1,159 ft South Fork Shenandoah
South River Near Dooms, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01626850
38 cfs 1.91 ft · 88°F 1,271 ft South Fork Shenandoah
S F Holston River At Riverside Nr Chilhowie, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03471500
38 cfs 1.81 ft · 81°F 2,114 ft South Fork Holston
Blackwater River Near Franklin, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02049500
37 cfs 1.33 ft · 89°F 3 ft Blackwater
Craig Creek At Parr, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02018000
36 cfs 3.36 ft · 87°F 1,051 ft Upper James
Maury River Near Buena Vista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02024000
35 cfs · · 88°F 858 ft Maury
Wolf Creek Near Narrows, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03175500
34 cfs 2.65 ft · 82°F 1,600 ft Middle New
Chestnut Creek At Galax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03165000
31 cfs 1.32 ft · 79°F 2,365 ft Upper New
Roanoke River At Lafayette, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02054500
29 cfs 1.38 ft · 88°F 1,185 ft Upper Roanoke
Nottoway River Near Stony Creek, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02045500
28 cfs 1.90 ft · 91°F 84 ft Nottoway
North Mayo River Near Spencer, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02070000
28 cfs 1.16 ft · 87°F 750 ft Upper Dan
N F Shenandoah River At Cootes Store, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632000
27 cfs 2.53 ft · 87°F 1,076 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Bullpasture River At Williamsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02015700
27 cfs 1.23 ft · 87°F 1,635 ft Upper James
Meherrin River Near Lawrenceville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02051500
25 cfs 1.37 ft · 90°F 182 ft Meheriin
Back Creek Near Mountain Grove, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011500
25 cfs 2.66 ft 65°F 83°F 1,790 ft Upper James
South Mayo River Near Nettleridge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02069700
24 cfs 2.99 ft · 87°F 893 ft Upper Dan
Back Creek At Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011470
23 cfs 4.16 ft · 83°F 1,979 ft Upper James
Goose Creek Near Middleburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643700
23 cfs 2.44 ft · 89°F 444 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Nottoway River Near Rawlings, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02044500
22 cfs 2.14 ft · 91°F 207 ft Nottoway
Mattaponi River Near Bowling Green, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01674000
21 cfs 2.09 ft · 90°F 170 ft Mattaponi
Cranes Nest River Near Clintwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03208950
21 cfs 2.19 ft · 82°F 1,516 ft Upper Levisa
Rapidan River Near Ruckersville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01665500
20 cfs 1.61 ft · 89°F 462 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Potts Creek Near Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02014000
20 cfs 1.97 ft · 85°F 1,298 ft Upper James
South River Near Waynesboro, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01626000
19 cfs 2.29 ft · 87°F 1,327 ft South Fork Shenandoah
S F Roanoke River Near Shawsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02053800
18 cfs · · 85°F 1,381 ft Upper Roanoke
Jackson River Near Bacova, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011400
17 cfs 2.78 ft 65°F 84°F 1,721 ft Upper James
Cub Creek At Phenix, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02065500
17 cfs · · 90°F 401 ft Middle Roanoke
Smith Creek Near New Market, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632900
16 cfs 1.13 ft 65°F 87°F 924 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Cedar Creek Near Winchester, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01634500
15 cfs 1.75 ft · 87°F 649 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Dragon Swamp At Mascot, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01669520
15 cfs 4.78 ft 69°F 90°F 25 ft Great Wicomico-Piankatank
Blackwater River Near Dendron, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02047500
14 cfs 31.95 ft · 91°F 33 ft Blackwater
Dunlap Creek Near Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02013000
14 cfs 1.40 ft · 84°F 1,316 ft Upper James
Blackwater River Near Rocky Mount, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056900
13 cfs 1.57 ft · 88°F 903 ft Upper Roanoke
Buffalo Creek Near Hampden Sydney, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02039000
13 cfs 1.01 ft · 91°F 376 ft Appomattox
Maury River At Rockbridge Baths, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02021500
12 cfs · · 86°F 1,104 ft Maury
Beaver Creek At Bristol, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03478400
12 cfs 3.19 ft · 82°F 1,790 ft South Fork Holston
Hardware River Bl Briery Run Nr Scottsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02030000
12 cfs 1.77 ft · 91°F 310 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Cameron Run At Alexandria, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01653000
12 cfs 3.89 ft · 88°F 33 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Johns Creek At New Castle, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02017500
11 cfs 2.59 ft · 88°F 1,282 ft Upper James
Goose Creek Near Huddleston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02059500
11 cfs · · 90°F 614 ft Upper Roanoke
Mechums River Near White Hall, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02031000
11 cfs 4.29 ft · 90°F 467 ft Rivanna
Falling River Near Naruna, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02064000
11 cfs 2.54 ft · 91°F 454 ft Middle Roanoke
Smith River At Smith Riv Church Nr Woolwine, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02071530
11 cfs 2.11 ft · 87°F 1,240 ft Upper Dan
Slate River Near Arvonia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02030500
11 cfs 2.25 ft · 90°F 253 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Sandy River Near Danville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02074500
11 cfs · · 90°F 481 ft Upper Dan
Catoctin Creek At Taylorstown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01638480
11 cfs 2.66 ft · 87°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Difficult Run Near Great Falls, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01646000
11 cfs 2.59 ft 66°F 87°F 157 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Bluestone River At Falls Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03177710
10 cfs 1.71 ft · 80°F 2,360 ft Middle New
Big Otter River Near Evington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02061500
10 cfs 1.61 ft · 91°F 570 ft Upper Roanoke
Deep Creek Near Mannboro, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02041000
10 cfs · · 91°F 258 ft Appomattox
Linville Creek At Broadway, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632082
10 cfs 1.16 ft · 88°F 1,042 ft North Fork Shenandoah
N F Rivanna River Near Earlysville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02032640
8 cfs 5.12 ft · 89°F 379 ft Rivanna
Po River Near Spotsylvania, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673800
8 cfs 1.35 ft · 88°F 216 ft Mattaponi
Passage Creek Near Buckton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01635500
8 cfs 3.10 ft · 89°F 568 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Rockfish River Near Greenfield, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02028500
7 cfs 2.28 ft · 89°F 569 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Stony Creek Near Dinwiddie, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02046000
7 cfs 1.25 ft · 91°F 151 ft Nottoway
Opequon Creek Near Berryville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01615000
7 cfs 4.21 ft · 86°F 511 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Back Creek Near Dundee, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056650
7 cfs 2.34 ft · 89°F 896 ft Upper Roanoke
S F Quantico Creek Near Independent Hill, Va
5 days ago · USGS 01658500
7 cfs 3.20 ft · 88°F 244 ft Lower Potomac
Battle Run Near Laurel Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01662800
6 cfs 1.40 ft · 86°F 420 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Spout Run At Rt 621 Near Millwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01636316
6 cfs 1.61 ft 60°F 88°F 433 ft Shenandoah
Piscataway Creek Near Tappahannock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01669000
5 cfs 6.11 ft 64°F 91°F 25 ft Lower Rappahannock
Kerrs Creek Near Lexington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02022500
4 cfs 2.53 ft · 88°F 1,031 ft Maury
Cedar Run Near Catlett, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01656000
4 cfs 2.06 ft · 88°F 205 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Little Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011490
4 cfs · · 78°F 2,724 ft Upper James
Little River Near Doswell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01671100
4 cfs 1.85 ft 59°F 90°F 167 ft Pamunkey
Beaverdam Creek At Rt 734 Near Mountville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643880
4 cfs 1.14 ft · 88°F 327 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Moormans River Near Free Union, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02032250
4 cfs 2.82 ft · 90°F 492 ft Rivanna
Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011460
4 cfs · · 80°F 2,160 ft Upper James
N F Goose Creek At Rt 729 Near Lincoln, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643805
3 cfs 1.48 ft · 88°F 315 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Fourmile Run At Alexandria, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01652500
3 cfs 4.06 ft · 88°F 32 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Totopotomoy Creek Near Studley, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673550
3 cfs · · 90°F 60 ft Pamunkey
Accotink Creek Near Annandale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01654000
3 cfs 1.54 ft 67°F 87°F 202 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Calfpasture River Above Mill Creek At Goshen, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02020500
3 cfs 1.24 ft · 86°F 1,407 ft Maury
Tye River Near Lovingston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02027000
2 cfs 2.14 ft · 90°F 597 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Fine Creek At Fine Creek Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02036500
2 cfs 1.59 ft · 90°F 224 ft Middle James-Willis
Allen Creek Near Boydton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02079640
2 cfs 2.82 ft · 91°F 252 ft Roanoke Rapids
North River Near Stokesville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01620500
2 cfs 1.70 ft · 84°F 2,123 ft South Fork Shenandoah
N F Catoctin Creek At Rt 681 Near Waterford, Va
3 days ago · USGS 01638420
2 cfs 2.05 ft · 88°F 339 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Piney River At Piney River, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02027500
2 cfs 1.94 ft · 89°F 657 ft Middle James-Buffalo
S F Catoctin Creek At Rt 698 Near Waterford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01638350
2 cfs · · 88°F 346 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
North Meherrin River Near Lunenburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02051000
2 cfs · · 90°F 375 ft Meheriin
Pedlar River At Forest Road Near Buena Vista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02024915
1 cfs 2.31 ft · 85°F 1,093 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Catawba Creek Near Catawba, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02018500
1 cfs 1.82 ft · 88°F 1,321 ft Upper James
Holiday Creek Near Andersonville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02038850
1 cfs · 63°F 90°F 554 ft Appomattox
Tinker Creek Near Daleville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02055100
1 cfs 1.06 ft · 88°F 1,237 ft Upper Roanoke
Limestone Branch Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643590
1 cfs · · 88°F 228 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Aquia Creek Near Garrisonville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01660400
1 cfs · · 89°F 121 ft Lower Potomac
Hogue Creek Near Hayfield, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01613900
1 cfs · · 86°F 700 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Muddy Creek At Mount Clinton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01621050
1 cfs 2.47 ft · 86°F 1,372 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Piney Run Near Lovettsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01636690
1 cfs 1.37 ft · 86°F 407 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Dry Marsh Run Near Berryville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01616100
1 cfs 1.35 ft 57°F 86°F 507 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Long Branch Near Annandale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01654500
0 cfs 2.40 ft 66°F 87°F 210 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Flow report FAQ

About Virginia streamflow

What are river levels like in Virginia right now?

As of October 3, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 54% of normal across 161 USGS streamgauges, and the New River At Glen Lyn is reporting the highest discharge at 1,170 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Virginia river is running highest right now?

As of October 3, 2026, the highest discharge in Virginia is 1,170 cfs on the New River At Glen Lyn. 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.