TidalMapFine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, 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 02036500 sits on Fine Creek and reads everything draining 22 square miles of the Middle James-Willis basin. Its datum sits 156 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1945, 81 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 James River near Richmond, VA at 6,753 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Fine Creek runs a median of 10 cfs at this gauge across 81 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 23 cfs, and September the leanest at 3.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,880 cfs in 1962, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 cfs | 180% |
| Feb | 21 cfs | 210% |
| Mar | 23 cfs | 230% |
| Apr | 19 cfs | 190% |
| May | 12 cfs | 120% |
| Jun | 7.2 cfs | 72% |
| Jul | 4.2 cfs | 42% |
| Aug | 4.0 cfs | 40% |
| Sep | 3.4 cfs | 34% |
| Oct | 5.3 cfs | 53% |
| Nov | 9.2 cfs | 92% |
| Dec | 14 cfs | 140% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1945 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 9 feet, in October 1972.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 1972 | 9 ft |
| October 1961 | 8.3 ft |
| November 1985 | 7.7 ft |
| August 1948 | 7 ft |
| August 1955 | 7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FNCV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Appomattox River at Mattoax, VA
- Tuckahoe Creek at River Rd at Tuckahoe Village, VA
- James River near Richmond, VA
- James River at Cartersville, VA
- Appomattox River at Route 602 near Mannboro, VA
- Little Westham Creek at Ur Drive at Richmond, VA
- Deep Creek near Mannboro, VA
- North Run at Old Washington Hwy at Glen Allen, VA
- North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen, VA
- South Anna River near Ashland, VA
- Upham Brook at Spring Pk at Rt 161 at Richmond, VA
- North Run at Hilliard Rd near Richmond, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02036500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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