TidalMapPowell River at Big Stone Gap, 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 03529500 sits on the Powell River and reads everything draining 112 square miles of the Powell basin. Its datum sits 1,459 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1945, 43 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 Powell River near Jonesville, VA at 319 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 35% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Powell River runs a median of 102 cfs at this gauge across 43 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 257 cfs, and October the leanest at 35 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,860 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 5.0 cfs in 1955.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 194 cfs | 190% |
| Feb | 236 cfs | 231% |
| Mar | 257 cfs | 252% |
| Apr | 219 cfs | 215% |
| May | 154 cfs | 151% |
| Jun | 84 cfs | 82% |
| Jul | 67 cfs | 66% |
| Aug | 60 cfs | 59% |
| Sep | 40 cfs | 39% |
| Oct | 35 cfs | 34% |
| Nov | 60 cfs | 58% |
| Dec | 143 cfs | 140% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1945 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Clinch River at Speers Ferry, VA
- Poor Fork at Cumberland, KY
- North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, KY
- North Fork Holston River near Gate City, VA
- Elkhorn Creek at Burdine, KY
- Powell River near Jonesville, VA
- Clinch River at Kyles Ford, TN
- Cranes Nest River near Clintwood, VA
- Carr Fork near Sassafras, KY
- Big Creek near Rogersville, TN
- Martins Fork near Smith, KY
- Martins Fork above Smith, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03529500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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