TidalMapTripps Run at Falls Church, 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 01652620 sits on Tripps Run and reads everything draining 1.9 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan basin. Its datum sits 268 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2023, 3 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 Tripps Run above Lake Barcroft near Falls Church, VA at 5.2 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 36% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Cameron Run at Alexandria, VA.
Normal flows here
Tripps Run runs a median of 0.5 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. May is the fullest month at a median 0.8 cfs, and November the leanest at 0.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 63 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2026.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.5 cfs | 100% |
| Feb | 0.5 cfs | 92% |
| Mar | 0.7 cfs | 131% |
| Apr | 0.7 cfs | 144% |
| May | 0.8 cfs | 163% |
| Jun | 0.6 cfs | 126% |
| Jul | 0.7 cfs | 141% |
| Aug | 0.3 cfs | 59% |
| Sep | 0.2 cfs | 47% |
| Oct | 0.1 cfs | 24% |
| Nov | 0.1 cfs | 23% |
| Dec | 0.1 cfs | 24% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2023 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Four Mile Run at Hwy 29 at Falls Church, VA
- Dead Run at Whann Avenue near Mclean, VA
- Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA
- Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta
- Long Branch near Annandale, VA
- Fourmile Run at Alexandria, VA
- Long Branch at Olley Lane near Fairfax, VA
- Cameron Run at Alexandria, VA
- Accotink Creek at Keene Mill Rd at Springfield, VA
- Difficult Run near Great Falls, VA
- Difficult Run above Fox Lake near Fairfax, VA
- South Fork Little Difficult Run above Mouth near Vienna, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01652620. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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