Nottoway River near Sebrell, 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 02047000 sits on the Nottoway River and reads everything draining 1,441 square miles of the Nottoway basin. Its datum sits 5 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1941, 85 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Nottoway River near Stony Creek, VA, reading 577 square miles. This gauge adds the 864 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Nottoway River near Riverdale, VA at 1,721 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 84% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Nottoway River runs a median of 610 cfs at this gauge across 85 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,940 cfs, and September the leanest at 177 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 34,500 cfs in 1999, and the lowest is 9.5 cfs in 2010.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1941 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 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.7 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEBV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.