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Meherrin River near Lawrenceville

Critical Stages
12' - Action
15' - Flood
25' - Moderate
29' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 4:45 PM EST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.13 ft

Flow: 0.129 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
4:45 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
4:30 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
4:15 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
4:00 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
3:45 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
3:30 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
3:15 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
3:00 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
2:45 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
2:30 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
2:15 PM 12/16 2.13 0.129
2:00 PM 12/16 2.14 0.131
12:45 PM 12/16 2.14 0.131
12:30 PM 12/16 2.14 0.131
12:15 PM 12/16 2.14 0.131
12:00 PM 12/16 2.14 0.131
11:45 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
11:30 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
11:15 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
11:00 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
10:45 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
10:30 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
10:15 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
10:00 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
9:45 AM 12/16 2.14 0.131
9:30 AM 12/16 2.15 0.132
9:15 AM 12/16 2.15 0.132
9:00 AM 12/16 2.15 0.132
8:45 AM 12/16 2.15 0.132
8:30 AM 12/16 2.15 0.132
Hydrograph for Meherrin River near Lawrenceville
35' - River stage sensor operating limit
29' - Water flows over the Gholson Bridge on Iron Bridge Rd.
19' - Diamond Grove Road becomes impassable at the Genito Creek Bridge due to high water.
15' - Pasture land north of the river, downstream of the gage, begins to flood.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 17, 1940 42
Oct 7, 1972 32.99
Apr 28, 1978 31.91
Aug 28, 1908 31.9
Oct 26, 1971 31.24
Jun 2, 1889 31.2
Apr 27, 1937 30.92
May 28, 2003 30.25
Oct 14, 2018 30.17
Sep 18, 1999 29.97
Nov 5, 1985 28.98
Feb 27, 1979 28.89
Jul 27, 1938 28.7
Sep 20, 2003 28.67
Mar 21, 1998 28.39
Apr 18, 1987 28.26
Sep 1, 2004 28.04
Sep 8, 1996 27.71
May 20, 2018 27.39
Mar 5, 1993 27.39

Data provided by the National Weather Service.