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Around North Fork Roanoke River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
North Fork Roanoke River is a 25.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Roanoke River at Lafayette, VA (site 02054500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
North Fork Roanoke River typically runs highest in March, at a median 301 cfs, and lowest in September, at 60 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,700 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 186 | 116 to 335 |
| February | 252 | 145 to 463 |
| March | 301 | 198 to 484 |
| April | 260 | 166 to 458 |
| May | 191 | 136 to 312 |
| June | 124 | 91 to 196 |
| July | 86 | 61 to 124 |
| August | 68 | 49 to 102 |
| September | 60 | 46 to 95 |
| October | 70 | 52 to 122 |
| November | 89 | 61 to 163 |
| December | 142 | 81 to 259 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Roanoke River at Lafayette, VA (site 02054500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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