Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, VA
River level and flood forecast · Brunswick County
The river is 13.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.7 ft Tue 8 AM, below the 15 ft flood stage.
Flow: 37 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:02 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 17, 1940) | 42 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 29 ftWater flows over the Gholson Bridge on Iron Bridge Rd.
- 19 ftDiamond Grove Road becomes impassable at the Genito Creek Bridge due to high water.
- 15 ftPasture land north of the river, downstream of the gage, begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 42 ft — August 17, 1940
- 32.99 ft — October 7, 1972
- 31.91 ft — April 28, 1978
- 31.9 ft — August 28, 1908
- 31.24 ft — October 26, 1971
Recent crests: 15.05 ft (July 16, 2025) · 15.44 ft (April 9, 2025) · 19.29 ft (February 18, 2025) · 18.64 ft (February 15, 2025) · 16.5 ft (October 1, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LAWV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.