Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke water level

Name: Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Lick Run, Virginia, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.74ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:25 PM EDT (21 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke is 2.74 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.74 ft and 2.78 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 9.93 ftAugust 22, 2025

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	9.93 ft	August 22, 2025
2	9.67 ft	October 11, 2018
3	7.59 ft	May 18, 2018
4	6.34 ft	May 5, 2017
5	6.26 ft	November 12, 2020
6	5.76 ft	September 27, 2024
7	5.51 ft	October 29, 2020

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 73° 35° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 70° 43° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 71° 42° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 67° 44° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 64° 40° – Wind 5 mph

25 Sun 65° 41° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 72° 42° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 11 hr, 5 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roanoke River at RoanokeRiver gauge, Roanoke River	1.04 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	1.3 mi
Tinker Creek above Glade Creek at RoanokeRiver gauge, Tinker Creek	30.4 cfs	Low	−0.8 cfs	1.6 mi
Roanoke River at NiagaraRiver gauge, Roanoke River	2.14 ft	Below flood stage	±0	4.0 mi
Back Creek near DundeeRiver gauge, Back Creek	20.6 cfs	Normal	−4.6 cfs	5.2 mi
Tinker Creek near DalevilleRiver gauge, Tinker Creek	1.21 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	10 mi
Roanoke River at GlenvarRiver gauge, Roanoke River	2.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	11 mi
Catawba Creek near CatawbaRiver gauge, Catawba Creek	1.99 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	14 mi
Roanoke River at LafayetteRiver gauge, Roanoke River	1.65 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	15 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:25 PM EDT, the water level was 2.74 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke?

The highest level on record is 9.93 ft on August 22, 2025.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:0205551460 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.27794, -79.93756 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.74 ft	2026-10-20 19:25	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lick Run above Patton Avenue at Roanoke (usgs:0205551460). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/virginia/lick-run-above-patton-avenue-at-roanoke

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer