Nottoway River near Rawlings, 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 02044500 sits on the Nottoway River and reads everything draining 317 square miles of the Nottoway basin. Its datum sits 174 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1951, 75 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 Nottoway River at Route 609 near Mckenney, VA at 467 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 68% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Nottoway River near Stony Creek, VA.

Normal flows here

The Nottoway River runs a median of 154 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 330 cfs, and September the leanest at 56 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 27,400 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 0.4 cfs in 1955.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1951 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Nottoway River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.2 feet, in October 1972.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RAWV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.