M F Holston River at Seven Mile Ford, 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 03474000 sits on the M F Holston River and reads everything draining 132 square miles of the South Fork Holston basin. Its datum sits 1,960 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1943, 71 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 M F Holston River near Meadowview, VA at 206 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 64% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The M F Holston River runs a median of 85 cfs at this gauge across 71 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 204 cfs, and September the leanest at 47 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,990 cfs in 1977, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 1964.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1943 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The M F Holston River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 10.8 feet, in January 1957.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SMFV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.