Roanoke River

States: Virginia, North Carolina Length: 410 miles HUC Basin: 03 9 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Roanoke River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Roanoke River Near Scotland Neck, NC
NC
5.74 Unknown 28.0 ft
Roanoke River at Altavista, VA
VA
553 1.66 Very Low 18.0 ft
Roanoke River at Buggs Island, VA
VA
3.56 Unknown
Roanoke River at Glenvar, VA
VA
119 2.48 Normal 9.0 ft
Roanoke River at Lafayette, VA
VA
103 1.82 Normal 8.0 ft
Roanoke River at Niagara, VA
VA
229 2.12 Normal 13.0 ft
Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, NC
NC
2,190 3.08 Very Low 9.0 ft
Roanoke River at Roanoke, VA
VA
127 1.04 Low 10.0 ft
South F Roanoke River Near Shawsville, VA
VA
64 0.72 Normal

About the Roanoke River

The Roanoke River is monitored by 9 active USGS stream gauges across Virginia and North Carolina. The river runs approximately 410 miles. 3 of 9 gauges are running below normal for this date. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, NC (2,190 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System