TidalMapRappahannock River near Fredericksburg, 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 01668000 sits on the Rappahannock River and reads everything draining 1,595 square miles of the Lower Rappahannock basin. Its datum sits 64 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1907, 119 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Rappahannock River at Remington, VA, reading 619 square miles. This gauge adds the 976 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Rappahannock River runs a median of 934 cfs at this gauge across 119 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,790 cfs, and September the leanest at 339 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 127,000 cfs in 1943, and the lowest is 5.0 cfs in 1931.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,420 cfs | 152% |
| Feb | 1,700 cfs | 182% |
| Mar | 1,790 cfs | 192% |
| Apr | 1,565 cfs | 168% |
| May | 1,260 cfs | 135% |
| Jun | 846 cfs | 91% |
| Jul | 522 cfs | 56% |
| Aug | 428 cfs | 46% |
| Sep | 339 cfs | 36% |
| Oct | 424 cfs | 45% |
| Nov | 684 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 1,060 cfs | 114% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1907 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Rappahannock River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.9 feet, in October 1942.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 16 ft |
| Major flooding | 23 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 1942 | 25.9 ft |
| April 1937 | 25.1 ft |
| June 1972 | 22.6 ft |
| September 1996 | 18 ft |
| June 2018 | 17.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FDBV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01668000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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