Calfpasture River above Mill Creek at Goshen, VA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02020500 sits on the Calfpasture River and reads everything draining 141 square miles of the Maury basin. Its datum sits 1,382 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 85 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, VA at 329 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 43% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Maury River near Buena Vista, VA.

Normal flows here

The Calfpasture River runs a median of 74 cfs at this gauge across 85 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 196 cfs, and September the leanest at 11 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 21,900 cfs in 1986, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1957.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Calfpasture River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.2 feet, in November 1985.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GOHV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.