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Roanoke River near Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals

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About this river

Roanoke River is a 32.6 mile river near Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Roanoke River at Roanoke, VA (site 02055000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1899 to 2026

Roanoke River typically runs highest in March, at a median 455 cfs, and lowest in September, at 100 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,200 cfs, in 1940.

Typical flow by month at Roanoke River at Roanoke, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January281172 to 520
February380232 to 626
March455285 to 716
April382252 to 659
May271192 to 445
June185133 to 317
July13695 to 220
August11580 to 186
September10070 to 158
October11077 to 191
November13389 to 239
December209112 to 362

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 127 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Roanoke River at Roanoke, VA (site 02055000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Roanoke River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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