Little River at Graysontown, 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 03170000 sits on the Little River and reads everything draining 300 square miles of the Upper New basin. Its datum sits 1,816 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1929, 98 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Little River at White Oak Grove Rd near Riner, VA, reading 222 square miles. This gauge adds the 78 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Little River Reservoir near Radford, VA at 351 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 85% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to New River at Radford, VA.

Normal flows here

The Little River runs a median of 270 cfs at this gauge across 98 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 416 cfs, and September the leanest at 166 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,200 cfs in 1930, and the lowest is 31 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1929 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 5 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.4 feet, in June 1972.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRYV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.