Roanoke River at Randolph, VA
River level and flood forecast · Halifax County
The river is 19.0 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
Forecast to rise to 6.5 ft Wed 2 AM, below the 24 ft flood stage.
Flow: 686 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:18 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (August 16, 1940) | 41.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftWater starts to reach base of Randolph Post Office.
- 25 ftWater is several feet deep on portions of river road and black walnut road.
- 24 ftWidespread lowland flooding in fields on left bank and woods on right bank.
- 22 ftBlack Walnut Road in Halifax County may flood due to overflow or backwater on Black Walnut Creek.
- 21 ftWater approaches River Road (Route 607) south of Randolph, mainly overflow or backwater from Roanoke Creek
Highest crests on record
- 41.6 ft — August 16, 1940
- 35 ft — December 31, 1901
- 34.92 ft — September 7, 1996
- 33.18 ft — September 10, 1987
- 32.6 ft — September 30, 1945
Recent crests: 22.38 ft (October 2, 2024) · 22.41 ft (September 27, 2024) · 27.57 ft (January 11, 2024) · 21.25 ft (July 17, 2023) · 18.8 ft (May 31, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RNDV2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.