TidalMapCameron Run at Alexandria, VA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 01653000 sits on Cameron Run and reads everything draining 34 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan basin. Its datum sits 22 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1956, 64 years of it.
Normal flows here
Cameron Run runs a median of 15 cfs at this gauge across 64 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 25 cfs, and September the leanest at 7.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,090 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 1.0 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 cfs | 140% |
| Feb | 23 cfs | 153% |
| Mar | 25 cfs | 167% |
| Apr | 23 cfs | 153% |
| May | 19 cfs | 127% |
| Jun | 14 cfs | 93% |
| Jul | 12 cfs | 80% |
| Aug | 9.2 cfs | 61% |
| Sep | 7.6 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 8.6 cfs | 57% |
| Nov | 13 cfs | 87% |
| Dec | 17 cfs | 113% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1956 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Cameron Run reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.7 feet, in July 2019.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 14 ft |
| Major flooding | 16.5 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2019 | 15.7 ft |
| August 2021 | 15 ft |
| September 2011 | 12.9 ft |
| September 2018 | 12.2 ft |
| July 2018 | 10.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRPV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01653000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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