Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, 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 02051500 sits on the Meherrin River and reads everything draining 552 square miles of the Meherrin basin. Its datum sits 135 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 Meherrin River at Rt 637 near South Hill, VA, reading 333 square miles. This gauge adds the 219 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Meherrin River at Emporia, VA at 744 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 74% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Meherrin River near Bryants Corner, VA.

Normal flows here

The Meherrin River runs a median of 213 cfs at this gauge across 98 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 510 cfs, and September the leanest at 90 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 35,300 cfs in 1940, and the lowest is 2.2 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 Meherrin River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 42 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAWV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.