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Virginia River Levels & Streamflow

As of Oct 10, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 54% of normal across 160 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,250 cfs on the James River Near Richmond. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Virginia.

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State percent normal
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Updated
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Flow briefing · Oct 10, 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 James River Near Richmond reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,250 cfs and a gauge stage of 3.41 ft.

Meanwhile, the Dan River At Stp Near Danville is seeing a spike today — up 66% 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 Oct 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%
Oct 2023 202420252026 Oct 10, 2026

799 daily readings from 159 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

160 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
James River Near Richmond, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02037500
1,250 cfs 3.41 ft · 53°F 102 ft Middle James-Willis
New River At Glen Lyn, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03176500
1,250 cfs 3.10 ft · 49°F 1,503 ft Middle New
New River At Radford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03171000
1,230 cfs 2.03 ft · 47°F 1,676 ft Upper New
New River At Allisonia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03168000
1,060 cfs 1.29 ft · 49°F 1,860 ft Upper New
James River At Cartersville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02035000
836 cfs 1.16 ft 69°F 50°F 161 ft Middle James-Willis
James River At Scottsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02029000
759 cfs 2.97 ft · 50°F 278 ft Middle James-Buffalo
New River At Ivanhoe, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03165500
749 cfs 2.18 ft · 50°F 1,948 ft Upper New
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Randolph, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02066000
542 cfs 4.66 ft · 53°F 325 ft Middle Roanoke
New River Near Galax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03164000
535 cfs 1.01 ft · 49°F 2,211 ft Upper New
James River At Bent Creek, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02026000
525 cfs 2.68 ft · 50°F 374 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Roanoke (Staunton) River At Brookneal, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02062500
516 cfs 3.85 ft · 53°F 367 ft Middle Roanoke
Dan River At South Boston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02076000
460 cfs 4.76 ft · 54°F 322 ft Lower Dan
Roanoke River At Altavista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02060500
442 cfs 1.61 ft · 53°F 527 ft Upper Roanoke
James River At Holcomb Rock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02025500
440 cfs 4.06 ft · 51°F 582 ft Middle James-Buffalo
James River At Buchanan, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02019500
435 cfs 2.05 ft · 50°F 824 ft Upper James
Dan River At Stp Near Danville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02075045
380 cfs 3.84 ft · 54°F 384 ft Lower Dan
Dan River At Paces, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02075500
333 cfs 1.93 ft · 53°F 331 ft Lower Dan
Clinch River At Speers Ferry, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03527000
332 cfs 2.97 ft · 51°F 1,206 ft Upper Clinch
S F Shenandoah River At Front Royal, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01631000
330 cfs 1.11 ft · 48°F 469 ft South Fork Shenandoah
James River At Lick Run, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02016500
318 cfs 1.69 ft · 50°F 1,012 ft Upper James
Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01668000
250 cfs 2.20 ft 65°F 51°F 74 ft Lower Rappahannock
Jackson River Bl Dunlap Creek At Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02013100
242 cfs 4.78 ft · 45°F 1,278 ft Upper James
Jackson River Bl Gathright Dam Nr Hot Spgs, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011800
203 cfs 8.89 ft 56°F 45°F 1,475 ft Upper James
N F Holston River Near Gate City, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03490000
201 cfs 1.84 ft 66°F 52°F 1,207 ft North Fork Holston
Clinch River At Cleveland, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03524000
170 cfs 1.74 ft 64°F 75°F 1,510 ft Upper Clinch
S F Shenandoah River Near Lynnwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01628500
155 cfs 2.15 ft · 48°F 1,010 ft South Fork Shenandoah
S F Shenandoah River Near Luray, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01629500
152 cfs 1.59 ft · 47°F 722 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Appomattox River At Matoaca, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02041650
151 cfs 1.82 ft 70°F 54°F 86 ft Appomattox
James River And Kanawha Canal Near Richmond, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02037000
150 cfs 6.62 ft · 53°F 121 ft Middle James-Willis
Smith River At Bassett, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02072500
150 cfs 1.77 ft 48°F 53°F 770 ft Upper Dan
Roanoke River At Niagara, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056000
149 cfs 1.77 ft · 52°F 853 ft Upper Roanoke
Smith River At Martinsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02073000
149 cfs 1.75 ft 57°F 53°F 683 ft Upper Dan
Mattaponi River Near Beulahville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01674500
142 cfs 3.62 ft 63°F 52°F 21 ft Mattaponi
Smith River Near Philpott, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02072000
137 cfs 2.78 ft 45°F 52°F 846 ft Upper Dan
Rappahannock River At Remington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01664000
126 cfs 2.89 ft · 48°F 301 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Appomattox River At Mattoax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02040000
122 cfs 7.01 ft · 51°F 256 ft Appomattox
N F Shenandoah River Near Strasburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01634000
121 cfs 1.80 ft 63°F 48°F 508 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Chickahominy River Near Providence Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02042500
119 cfs 3.57 ft 64°F 54°F 25 ft Lower James
S F Holston River Near Damascus, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03473000
109 cfs 2.41 ft · 50°F 1,920 ft South Fork Holston
Pamunkey River Near Hanover, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673000
107 cfs 3.16 ft 65°F 51°F 64 ft Pamunkey
M F Holston River Near Meadowview, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03475000
103 cfs 2.12 ft · 75°F 1,848 ft South Fork Holston
Rapidan River Near Culpeper, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01667500
94 cfs · · 49°F 258 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Little River At Graysontown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03170000
92 cfs 1.06 ft · 49°F 1,839 ft Upper New
N F Shenandoah River At Mount Jackson, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01633000
88 cfs 2.55 ft 61°F 45°F 850 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Powell River Near Jonesville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03531500
80 cfs 1.52 ft · 50°F 1,272 ft Powell
Roanoke River At Roanoke, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02055000
79 cfs · · 52°F 936 ft Upper Roanoke
Reed Creek At Grahams Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03167000
78 cfs 1.49 ft · 48°F 1,948 ft Upper New
Cowpasture River Near Clifton Forge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02016000
77 cfs 1.38 ft · 48°F 1,024 ft Upper James
Rivanna River At Palmyra, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02034000
69 cfs 2.33 ft · 49°F 218 ft Rivanna
N F Holston River Near Saltville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03488000
67 cfs · · 50°F 1,733 ft North Fork Holston
North River Near Burketown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01622000
66 cfs 1.88 ft · 45°F 1,122 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Pigg River Near Sandy Level, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02058400
61 cfs 2.21 ft · 54°F 632 ft Upper Roanoke
Roanoke River At Glenvar, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02054530
61 cfs 2.10 ft · 51°F 1,100 ft Upper Roanoke
Nottoway River Near Stony Creek, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02045500
58 cfs 2.35 ft · 55°F 84 ft Nottoway
Middle River Near Grottoes, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01625000
57 cfs 3.05 ft · 46°F 1,081 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Levisa Fork At Big Rock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03207800
55 cfs 2.59 ft · 51°F 880 ft Upper Levisa
Appomattox River At Farmville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02039500
54 cfs 3.96 ft · 51°F 299 ft Appomattox
Nottoway River Near Sebrell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02047000
53 cfs 2.81 ft · 56°F 46 ft Nottoway
Goose Creek Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01644000
53 cfs 1.27 ft · 48°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Hazel River At Rixeyville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01663500
53 cfs 2.80 ft · 48°F 314 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
North Anna River At Hart Corner Near Doswell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01671020
52 cfs 3.09 ft · 51°F 64 ft Pamunkey
Walker Creek At Bane, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03173000
51 cfs 3.04 ft · 49°F 1,688 ft Middle New
M F Holston River At Seven Mile Ford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03474000
51 cfs 1.25 ft · 48°F 1,980 ft South Fork Holston
Roanoke River At Lafayette, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02054500
49 cfs 1.50 ft · 50°F 1,185 ft Upper Roanoke
Maury River Near Buena Vista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02024000
48 cfs 1.06 ft · 46°F 858 ft Maury
Robinson River Near Locust Dale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01666500
46 cfs 1.74 ft · 49°F 302 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Meherrin River Near Lawrenceville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02051500
46 cfs 1.56 ft · 55°F 182 ft Meheriin
South Anna River Near Ashland, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01672500
44 cfs 1.93 ft · 51°F 108 ft Pamunkey
Craig Creek At Parr, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02018000
42 cfs 3.42 ft · 50°F 1,051 ft Upper James
Meherrin River At Emporia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02052000
42 cfs 2.18 ft · 55°F 96 ft Meheriin
South River Near Dooms, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01626850
41 cfs 1.93 ft · 48°F 1,271 ft South Fork Shenandoah
South River At Harriston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01627500
40 cfs 2.02 ft · 47°F 1,159 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Powell River At Big Stone Gap, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03529500
40 cfs 2.16 ft · 53°F 1,474 ft Powell
Mattaponi River Near Bowling Green, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01674000
39 cfs 2.37 ft · 50°F 170 ft Mattaponi
Broad Run Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01644280
38 cfs 1.62 ft · 48°F 196 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Nottoway River Near Rawlings, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02044500
36 cfs 2.30 ft · 53°F 207 ft Nottoway
North Anna River Near Partlow, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01670400
35 cfs 3.59 ft · 52°F 194 ft Pamunkey
Chestnut Creek At Galax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03165000
34 cfs 1.35 ft · 49°F 2,365 ft Upper New
S F Holston River At Riverside Nr Chilhowie, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03471500
33 cfs 1.78 ft · 50°F 2,114 ft South Fork Holston
North Mayo River Near Spencer, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02070000
32 cfs 1.21 ft · 51°F 750 ft Upper Dan
Wolf Creek Near Narrows, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03175500
32 cfs 2.63 ft · 50°F 1,600 ft Middle New
Blackwater River Near Rocky Mount, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056900
30 cfs 1.72 ft · 54°F 903 ft Upper Roanoke
S F Roanoke River Near Shawsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02053800
29 cfs · · 49°F 1,381 ft Upper Roanoke
Blackwater River Near Franklin, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02049500
29 cfs 1.11 ft · 56°F 3 ft Blackwater
South Mayo River Near Nettleridge, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02069700
28 cfs 3.07 ft · 52°F 893 ft Upper Dan
Back Creek Near Mountain Grove, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011500
27 cfs 2.68 ft 59°F 45°F 1,790 ft Upper James
Bullpasture River At Williamsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02015700
27 cfs 1.23 ft · 43°F 1,635 ft Upper James
Back Creek At Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011470
24 cfs 4.18 ft · 46°F 1,979 ft Upper James
N F Shenandoah River At Cootes Store, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632000
22 cfs 2.46 ft · 46°F 1,076 ft North Fork Shenandoah
South River Near Waynesboro, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01626000
21 cfs 2.31 ft · 49°F 1,327 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Rapidan River Near Ruckersville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01665500
21 cfs 1.62 ft · 51°F 462 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Potts Creek Near Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02014000
21 cfs 1.98 ft · 46°F 1,298 ft Upper James
Goose Creek Near Huddleston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02059500
20 cfs · · 52°F 614 ft Upper Roanoke
Big Otter River Near Evington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02061500
19 cfs 1.78 ft · 52°F 570 ft Upper Roanoke
Jackson River Near Bacova, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011400
18 cfs 2.80 ft 59°F 44°F 1,721 ft Upper James
Cub Creek At Phenix, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02065500
18 cfs · · 53°F 401 ft Middle Roanoke
Cranes Nest River Near Clintwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03208950
18 cfs 2.15 ft · 50°F 1,516 ft Upper Levisa
Dragon Swamp At Mascot, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01669520
18 cfs 4.97 ft 64°F 54°F 25 ft Great Wicomico-Piankatank
Banister River At Halifax, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02077000
17 cfs 1.67 ft · 54°F 352 ft Banister
Slate River Near Arvonia, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02030500
16 cfs 2.35 ft · 50°F 253 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Goose Creek Near Middleburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643700
16 cfs 2.36 ft · 48°F 444 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Maury River At Rockbridge Baths, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02021500
16 cfs · · 48°F 1,104 ft Maury
Deep Creek Near Mannboro, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02041000
15 cfs · · 52°F 258 ft Appomattox
Smith Creek Near New Market, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632900
15 cfs 1.12 ft 59°F 45°F 924 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Dunlap Creek Near Covington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02013000
15 cfs 1.42 ft · 45°F 1,316 ft Upper James
Buffalo Creek Near Hampden Sydney, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02039000
14 cfs 1.05 ft · 52°F 376 ft Appomattox
Hardware River Bl Briery Run Nr Scottsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02030000
14 cfs 1.83 ft · 50°F 310 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Smith River At Smith Riv Church Nr Woolwine, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02071530
14 cfs 2.17 ft · 54°F 1,240 ft Upper Dan
Mechums River Near White Hall, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02031000
14 cfs 4.34 ft · 50°F 467 ft Rivanna
Po River Near Spotsylvania, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673800
13 cfs 1.52 ft · 51°F 216 ft Mattaponi
Sandy River Near Danville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02074500
13 cfs · · 55°F 481 ft Upper Dan
Johns Creek At New Castle, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02017500
13 cfs 2.63 ft · 51°F 1,282 ft Upper James
Falling River Near Naruna, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02064000
13 cfs 2.57 ft · 53°F 454 ft Middle Roanoke
Beaver Creek At Bristol, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03478400
13 cfs 3.20 ft · 75°F 1,790 ft South Fork Holston
Back Creek Near Dundee, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02056650
12 cfs 2.46 ft · 52°F 896 ft Upper Roanoke
Bluestone River At Falls Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 03177710
11 cfs 1.72 ft · 48°F 2,360 ft Middle New
Cedar Creek Near Winchester, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01634500
11 cfs 1.68 ft · 48°F 649 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Catoctin Creek At Taylorstown, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01638480
11 cfs 2.66 ft · 48°F 250 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Rockfish River Near Greenfield, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02028500
10 cfs 2.34 ft · 52°F 569 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Difficult Run Near Great Falls, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01646000
10 cfs 2.58 ft 59°F 49°F 157 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
N F Rivanna River Near Earlysville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02032640
10 cfs 5.14 ft · 50°F 379 ft Rivanna
Little River Near Doswell, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01671100
9 cfs 2.04 ft 59°F 51°F 167 ft Pamunkey
Cameron Run At Alexandria, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01653000
9 cfs 3.87 ft · 52°F 33 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Linville Creek At Broadway, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01632082
9 cfs 1.14 ft · 45°F 1,042 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Spout Run At Rt 621 Near Millwood, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01636316
7 cfs 1.62 ft 60°F 46°F 433 ft Shenandoah
Passage Creek Near Buckton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01635500
6 cfs 3.04 ft · 48°F 568 ft North Fork Shenandoah
Piscataway Creek Near Tappahannock, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01669000
6 cfs 6.08 ft 64°F 52°F 25 ft Lower Rappahannock
Cedar Run Near Catlett, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01656000
6 cfs 2.10 ft · 48°F 205 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Battle Run Near Laurel Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01662800
5 cfs 1.36 ft · 49°F 420 ft Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock
Opequon Creek Near Berryville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01615000
5 cfs 4.16 ft · 45°F 511 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Kerrs Creek Near Lexington, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02022500
5 cfs 2.56 ft · 46°F 1,031 ft Maury
Tye River Near Lovingston, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02027000
5 cfs 2.25 ft · 53°F 597 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Stony Creek Near Dinwiddie, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02046000
4 cfs 1.44 ft · 53°F 151 ft Nottoway
Totopotomoy Creek Near Studley, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01673550
4 cfs · · 52°F 60 ft Pamunkey
Little Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011490
4 cfs · · 44°F 2,724 ft Upper James
Piney River At Piney River, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02027500
4 cfs 2.05 ft · 53°F 657 ft Middle James-Buffalo
Back Creek Near Sunrise, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02011460
3 cfs · · 45°F 2,160 ft Upper James
Fourmile Run At Alexandria, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01652500
3 cfs 4.06 ft · 52°F 32 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Calfpasture River Above Mill Creek At Goshen, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02020500
3 cfs 1.26 ft · 44°F 1,407 ft Maury
Beaverdam Creek At Rt 734 Near Mountville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643880
3 cfs 1.10 ft · 48°F 327 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Accotink Creek Near Annandale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01654000
3 cfs 1.55 ft 60°F 50°F 202 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Catawba Creek Near Catawba, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02018500
3 cfs 1.88 ft · 50°F 1,321 ft Upper James
Pedlar River At Forest Road Near Buena Vista, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02024915
3 cfs 2.38 ft · 53°F 1,093 ft Middle James-Buffalo
North Meherrin River Near Lunenburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02051000
3 cfs · · 52°F 375 ft Meheriin
Fine Creek At Fine Creek Mills, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02036500
2 cfs 1.61 ft · 51°F 224 ft Middle James-Willis
Tinker Creek Near Daleville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02055100
2 cfs 1.11 ft · 49°F 1,237 ft Upper Roanoke
Holiday Creek Near Andersonville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02038850
2 cfs · 59°F 53°F 554 ft Appomattox
North River Near Stokesville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01620500
2 cfs 1.70 ft · 46°F 2,123 ft South Fork Shenandoah
N F Goose Creek At Rt 729 Near Lincoln, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643805
2 cfs 1.41 ft · 48°F 315 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Aquia Creek Near Garrisonville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01660400
2 cfs · · 50°F 121 ft Lower Potomac
Limestone Branch Near Leesburg, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01643590
1 cfs · · 48°F 228 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
S F Catoctin Creek At Rt 698 Near Waterford, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01638350
1 cfs · · 47°F 346 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Allen Creek Near Boydton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02079640
1 cfs 2.91 ft · 54°F 252 ft Roanoke Rapids
Muddy Creek At Mount Clinton, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01621050
1 cfs 2.48 ft · 46°F 1,372 ft South Fork Shenandoah
Hogue Creek Near Hayfield, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01613900
1 cfs · · 47°F 700 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Piney Run Near Lovettsville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01636690
1 cfs 1.35 ft · 46°F 407 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Dry Marsh Run Near Berryville, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01616100
1 cfs 1.33 ft 57°F 45°F 507 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Long Branch Near Annandale, Va
1 day ago · USGS 01654500
1 cfs 2.46 ft 60°F 50°F 210 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Blackwater River Near Dendron, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02047500
0 cfs 31.86 ft · 57°F 33 ft Blackwater
Moormans River Near Free Union, Va
1 day ago · USGS 02032250
0 cfs 2.11 ft · 51°F 492 ft Rivanna
Flow report FAQ

About Virginia streamflow

What are river levels like in Virginia right now?

As of October 10, 2026, Virginia rivers are running at 54% of normal across 160 USGS streamgauges, and the James River Near Richmond is reporting the highest discharge at 1,250 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Virginia river is running highest right now?

As of October 10, 2026, the highest discharge in Virginia is 1,250 cfs on the James River Near Richmond. 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.