Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02062500 sits on the Roanoke (Staunton) River and reads everything draining 2,404 square miles of the Middle Roanoke basin. Its datum sits 351 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1963, 64 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Roanoke River at Altavista, VA, reading 1,782 square miles. This gauge adds the 622 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, VA at 2,966 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 81% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Roanoke (Staunton) River runs a median of 1,380 cfs at this gauge across 64 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,420 cfs, and September the leanest at 988 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 65,600 cfs in 1987, and the lowest is 140 cfs in 1966.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1963 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Roanoke (Staunton) River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 23 feet. NWS starts watching it at 20 feet. The highest crest on record is 39.8 feet, in September 1987.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BROV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.