Calfpasture River at Goshen, VA

River level and flood forecast · Rockbridge County

Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 9.0 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 292 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 14 ftMajor 16 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (November 4, 1985)20.23 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftFLOODING OR LOWLAND AREAS.
  • 8 ftLOW WATER CROSSING AT MAURY RIVER ROAD IS FLOODED.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.23 ft — November 4, 1985
  2. 16.38 ft — September 6, 1996
  3. 13.9 ft — April 22, 1992
  4. 13.73 ft — January 25, 2010
  5. 13.59 ft — April 17, 2011

Recent crests: 9.18 ft (April 12, 2024) · 8.29 ft (January 10, 2024) · 8.73 ft (February 17, 2023) · 12.29 ft (April 16, 2018) · 8.44 ft (February 16, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GOHV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.