TidalMapNorth Fork Goose Creek at Rt 729 near Lincoln, VA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 01643805 sits on the North Fork Goose Creek and reads everything draining 38 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 295 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 25 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 Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA at 332 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 11% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md and Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
The North Fork Goose Creek runs a median of 24 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 40 cfs, and September the leanest at 5.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,040 cfs in 2003, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 cfs | 142% |
| Feb | 35 cfs | 146% |
| Mar | 40 cfs | 167% |
| Apr | 36 cfs | 152% |
| May | 34 cfs | 142% |
| Jun | 23 cfs | 96% |
| Jul | 12 cfs | 50% |
| Aug | 6.2 cfs | 26% |
| Sep | 5.0 cfs | 21% |
| Oct | 9.5 cfs | 40% |
| Nov | 15 cfs | 62% |
| Dec | 28 cfs | 117% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The North Fork Goose Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.4 feet, in September 2003.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 18 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2003 | 13.4 ft |
| September 2004 | 12.8 ft |
| July 2005 | 11.6 ft |
| October 2012 | 11.5 ft |
| May 2014 | 11.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFGV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Beaverdam Creek at Rt 734 near Mountville, VA
- Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA
- South Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 698 near Waterford, VA
- Goose Creek near Middleburg, VA
- North Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 681 near Waterford, VA
- Limestone Branch near Leesburg, VA
- Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
- Piney Run near Lovettsville, VA
- Potomac River at Burkittsville Rd at Brunswick, MD
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- Broad Run near Leesburg, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01643805. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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