Catawba Creek Near Catawba, VA

USGS Site No: 02018500Catawba Creek • Botetourt County, VA

Catawba Creek Near Catawba, VA on the Catawba Creek is currently at 7 cfs (Low — 12th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.00 ft.

Reading from

7
CFS Discharge
2.00
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 6
25th Low threshold 10 Today: 7 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 14
75th High threshold 23
95th Very High threshold 165

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

599 300 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 9
May 27, 2026 12
May 26, 2026 16
May 25, 2026 11
May 24, 2026 9
May 23, 2026 11
May 22, 2026 10
May 21, 2026 6
May 20, 2026 3
May 19, 2026 4
May 18, 2026 4
May 17, 2026 4
May 16, 2026 4
May 15, 2026 5
Apr 21, 2026 8
Apr 20, 2026 8
Apr 19, 2026 9
Apr 18, 2026 9
Apr 17, 2026 10
Apr 16, 2026 11
Apr 15, 2026 11
Apr 14, 2026 12
Apr 13, 2026 12
Apr 12, 2026 12
Apr 11, 2026 12
Apr 10, 2026 12
Apr 9, 2026 12
Apr 8, 2026 12
Apr 7, 2026 13
Apr 6, 2026 13

Station Information

USGS Site No
02018500
State
VA
Coordinates
37.4682, -80.0053
Drainage Area
34 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,299.7
HUC Code
02080201
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
5.0 ft
Flood Stage
7.0 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 5.00 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
568 cfs
May 14, 2025
Min discharge
3 cfs
May 20, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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