North Anna River near Partlow, VA

River level and flood forecast · Louisa County

Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

Flow: 36 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

3.43.53.63.73.8TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 30 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
  • 27 ftWater begins to flood road, VA Route 601, Arritt Rd, 100 ft from bridge on Spotsylvania County side.
  • 10 ftRiver exceeds right bank downstream of gage

Highest crests on record

  1. 36.32 ft — June 22, 1972
  2. 27.8 ft — May 1, 2014
  3. 26.24 ft — June 27, 1995
  4. 25.3 ft — February 26, 1979
  5. 22.05 ft — March 30, 1984

Recent crests: 18.57 ft (January 10, 2024) · 20.49 ft (November 12, 2020) · 12.23 ft (March 21, 2019) · 11.72 ft (February 25, 2019) · 11.31 ft (February 21, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PARV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.