North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, 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 02051000 sits on the North Meherrin River and reads everything draining 56 square miles of the Meherrin basin. Its datum sits 334 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1947, 78 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 Meherrin River at Rt 637 near South Hill, VA at 333 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 17% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The North Meherrin River runs a median of 17 cfs at this gauge across 78 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 44 cfs, and September the leanest at 4.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,630 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1947 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Meherrin River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 48 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LNBV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.