North River near Burketown, 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 01622000 sits on the North River and reads everything draining 376 square miles of the South Fork Shenandoah basin. Its datum sits 1,103 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1926, 96 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is North River near Stokesville, VA, reading 17 square miles. This gauge adds the 359 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood, VA at 1,079 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 35% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The North River runs a median of 198 cfs at this gauge across 96 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 457 cfs, and September the leanest at 99 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 32,000 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 22 cfs in 1930.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1926 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 36.7 feet, in September 1996.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BKTV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.