TidalMapPedlar River at Forest Road near Buena Vista, VA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02024915 sits on the Pedlar River and reads everything draining 27 square miles of the Middle James-Buffalo basin. Its datum sits 1,057 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2003, 23 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 James River at Holcomb Rock, VA at 3,256 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. It then enters Resuens Reservoir near Lynchburg, VA, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
The Pedlar River runs a median of 32 cfs at this gauge across 23 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 50 cfs, and September the leanest at 6.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,060 cfs in 2010, and the lowest is 0.3 cfs in 2010.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 cfs | 119% |
| Feb | 43 cfs | 134% |
| Mar | 44 cfs | 138% |
| Apr | 50 cfs | 156% |
| May | 41 cfs | 128% |
| Jun | 26 cfs | 80% |
| Jul | 13 cfs | 41% |
| Aug | 9.6 cfs | 30% |
| Sep | 6.8 cfs | 21% |
| Oct | 14 cfs | 44% |
| Nov | 20 cfs | 64% |
| Dec | 37 cfs | 116% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Maury River near Buena Vista, VA
- James River at Bedford Dam near Major, VA
- James River at Blue Ridge Pkwy near Big Island, VA
- James River at Holcomb Rock, VA
- Kerrs Creek near Lexington, VA
- Harris Creek below Route 130 near Monroe, VA
- Piney River at Piney River, VA
- Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, VA
- Tye River near Lovingston, VA
- Calfpasture River above Mill Creek at Goshen, VA
- James River at Buchanan, VA
- James River at Bent Creek, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02024915. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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