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Harpers Ferry Adventure Center

Harpers Ferry Adventure Center

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Harpers Ferry Adventure Center is a whitewater rafting outfitter in Purcellville. They offer tubing, rafting, and kayaking on the Potomac River. Trips include a shuttle to the departure point, with a 1.5-hour float back to the vehicle.

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Typical flow by month

2002 to 2026

The water at Harpers Ferry Adventure Center typically runs highest in March, at a median 17 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 488 cfs, in 2008.

Typical flow by month at Piney Run near Lovettsville, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January126.6 to 19
February149.0 to 25
March1710 to 26
April159.5 to 26
May148.2 to 26
June8.44.6 to 16
July4.72.7 to 7.0
August2.71.5 to 4.4
September2.01.0 to 4.4
October2.71.6 to 5.9
November4.42.9 to 9.0
December9.54.5 to 19

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Piney Run near Lovettsville, VA (site 01636690). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

45Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (92)

Streamflow

2.5 cfs

Normal (66th)

Water level

1.55 ft

High today

62°F

Wind

13 kt

Gusts 26 kt

Rain chance

75%

Week ahead

Tue62°F75%
Wed61°F49%
Thu67°F11%
Fri73°F5%
Sat74°F5%
Sun77°F2%
Mon79°F3%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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