Smith Mountain Lake Recreational Boat Rentals
Roanoke River near Smith Mountain Lake Recreational Boat Rentals
About this river
Roanoke River is a 2.9 mile river near Smith Mountain Lake Recreational Boat Rentals in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Roanoke River at Niagara, VA (site 02056000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1927 to 2026
Roanoke River typically runs highest in March, at a median 609 cfs, and lowest in September, at 182 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,100 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 409 | 267 to 669 | |
| February | 523 | 339 to 862 | |
| March | 609 | 394 to 937 | |
| April | 523 | 355 to 922 | |
| May | 405 | 288 to 614 | |
| June | 288 | 218 to 450 | |
| July | 224 | 170 to 318 | |
| August | 202 | 151 to 302 | |
| September | 182 | 140 to 256 | |
| October | 188 | 142 to 306 | |
| November | 212 | 159 to 373 | |
| December | 329 | 199 to 519 |
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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Roanoke River at Niagara, VA (site 02056000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Roanoke River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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