Jackson River near Bacova, 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02011400 sits on the Jackson River and reads everything draining 157 square miles of the Upper James basin. Its datum sits 1,639 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1975, 52 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 Lake Moomaw (North) near Hot Springs, VA at 320 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 49% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Jackson River below Gathright Dam near Hot Springs, VA, Jackson River at Falling Spring, VA and Jackson River below Dunlap Creek at Covington, VA.

Normal flows here

The Jackson River runs a median of 92 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 205 cfs, and September the leanest at 30 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,820 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 13 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1975 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Jackson River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.2 feet, in November 1985.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BCVV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.