Nottoway River near Rawlings, VA
River level and flood forecast · Brunswick County
The river is 7.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (October 6, 1972) | 23.25 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23.8 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
- 16 ftWATER INUNDATES THE INTERSECTION OF HARPERS BRIDGE ROAD AND OLD BEAVER POND ROAD ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM THE GAGE. PORTIONS OF HARPERS BRIDGE ROAD INUNDATED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER ON NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER. NO ACCESS TO BRIDGE FROM THE NORTH.
- 12 ftWater begins to flow across Harpers Bridge Road about an 1/8 of a mile north of the river. Farm land north of river along Beaver Pond Creek also floods.
- 10 ftRiver comes out of its banks in the vicinity of the gage.
Highest crests on record
- 23.25 ft — October 6, 1972
- 22.65 ft — May 26, 2003
- 21.36 ft — October 24, 1971
- 20.86 ft — October 12, 2018
- 18.92 ft — August 31, 2004
Recent crests: 10.65 ft (February 17, 2025) · 12.01 ft (May 16, 2024) · 13.15 ft (January 11, 2024) · 10.63 ft (February 8, 2020) · 8.73 ft (February 25, 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 (RAWV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.