North Fork Holston River near Gate City, 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 03490000 sits on the North Fork Holston River and reads everything draining 671 square miles of the North Fork Holston basin. Its datum sits 1,197 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1932, 64 years of it.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Holston River runs a median of 387 cfs at this gauge across 64 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,240 cfs, and October the leanest at 151 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 36,700 cfs in 1977, and the lowest is 36 cfs in 1964.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1932 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Fork Holston River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.5 feet, in February 1862.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GATV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

TVA dams near this gauge

TVA's Fort Patrick Henry Dam is 8 miles from this gauge on the None system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.

• Fort Patrick Henry Dam 8 miles
• Boone Dam 14 miles