Mattaponi River near Beulahville, 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 01674500 sits on the Mattaponi River and reads everything draining 603 square miles of the Mattaponi basin. Its datum sits 11 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1942, 85 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, VA, reading 256 square miles. This gauge adds the 347 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Mattaponi River runs a median of 331 cfs at this gauge across 85 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 790 cfs, and September the leanest at 93 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 16,200 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1942 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Mattaponi River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 24 feet, in August 1969.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLHV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.