Meherrin River at Emporia, 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 02052000 sits on the Meherrin River and reads everything draining 744 square miles of the Meherrin basin. Its datum sits 66 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 74 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, VA, reading 552 square miles. This gauge adds the 192 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Meherrin River near Bryants Corner, VA at 807 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 92% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Meherrin River runs a median of 320 cfs at this gauge across 74 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 737 cfs, and September the leanest at 106 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,700 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 0.8 cfs in 2008.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Meherrin River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 23 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 31.5 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EPOV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.