Maury River near Buena Vista, 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 02024000 sits on the Maury River and reads everything draining 647 square miles of the Maury basin. Its datum sits 846 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 88 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, VA, reading 329 square miles. This gauge adds the 318 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from James River at Bedford Dam near Major, VA at 3,070 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 21% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to James River at Blue Ridge Pkwy near Big Island, VA and James River at Holcomb Rock, VA. It then enters Resuens Reservoir near Lynchburg, VA, below which releases set the flow.

Normal flows here

The Maury River runs a median of 340 cfs at this gauge across 88 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 872 cfs, and September the leanest at 133 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 56,000 cfs in 1969, and the lowest is 22 cfs in 1942.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Maury River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 31.2 feet, in August 1969.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BVSV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.