TidalMapRoanoke River near Scotland Neck, NC Flow & Water Level
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.
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About this gauge
USGS gauge 02081000 sits on the Roanoke River and reads everything draining 8,671 square miles of the Lower Roanoke basin. Its datum sits 5 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 1941 to 1979, 18 years in all.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Lake Gaston (Little River Channel) near Henrico, NC sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Roanoke River at Halifax, NC, reading 8,450 square miles. This gauge adds the 221 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Roanoke River near Oak City, NC at 8,810 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Roanoke River at Hamilton, NC.
Normal flows here
The Roanoke River runs a median of 5,750 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 10,100 cfs, and September the leanest at 3,270 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 115,000 cfs in 1945, and the lowest is 750 cfs in 1953.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8,250 cfs | 143% |
| Feb | 9,980 cfs | 174% |
| Mar | 10,100 cfs | 176% |
| Apr | 8,620 cfs | 150% |
| May | 7,080 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 5,100 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 5,320 cfs | 93% |
| Aug | 4,250 cfs | 74% |
| Sep | 3,270 cfs | 57% |
| Oct | 4,000 cfs | 70% |
| Nov | 4,575 cfs | 80% |
| Dec | 5,980 cfs | 104% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1941 to 1979. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
The Roanoke River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 28 feet. The highest crest on record is 42 feet, in August 1940.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 28 ft |
| Minor flooding | 28 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 31 ft |
| Major flooding | 34 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1940 | 42 ft |
| September 1945 | 37 ft |
| September 1944 | 36 ft |
| January 1936 | 35.1 ft |
| February 1948 | 33.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCON7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Roanoke River at Halifax, NC
- Roanoke River near Oak City, NC
- Fishing Creek near Enfield, NC
- Roanoke River at Hamilton, NC
- Tar River at Tarboro, NC
- Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, NC
- Potecasi Creek near Union, NC
- Cashie River at Sr1257 near Windsor, NC
- Tar River at NC 97 at Rocky Mount, NC
- Roanoke River at Williamston, NC
- Little Fishing Creek near White Oak, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02081000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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