North River near Burketown, VA
River level and flood forecast · Rockingham County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 321 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 6, 1996) | 36.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftHomes along Route 994 begin to flood. A home at the end of Bealls Ford Road also floods.
- 23 ftThe intersection of Fairview Road and Route 867 is flooded.
- 21 ftFarmland upstream of Port Republic begins to flood. Route 994 also is flooded, and water approaches homes on Pence Lane.
- 11 ftFairview Road begins to flood near the gauge location.
Highest crests on record
- 36.7 ft — September 6, 1996
- 36.3 ft — June 18, 1949
- 35.85 ft — November 5, 1985
- 32.4 ft — October 15, 1942
- 23.37 ft — May 22, 1942
Recent crests: 10.07 ft (December 21, 2018) · 13.29 ft (September 28, 2018) · 17.61 ft (September 17, 2018) · 13.47 ft (June 3, 2018) · 14.6 ft (June 3, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BKTV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.