About this river
South Branch Potomac River is an 11.0 mile river near Calleva Trough Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV (site 01608070). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2002
South Branch Potomac River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,760 cfs, and lowest in October, at 165 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 64,600 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,060 | 369 to 2,220 | |
| February | 1,480 | 545 to 3,025 | |
| March | 1,760 | 1,120 to 4,050 | |
| April | 1,045 | 780 to 2,210 | |
| May | 1,120 | 549 to 2,460 | |
| June | 473 | 312 to 1,120 | |
| July | 277 | 211 to 688 | |
| August | 283 | 153 to 775 | |
| September | 172 | 133 to 406 | |
| October | 165 | 130 to 378 | |
| November | 255 | 159 to 871 | |
| December | 629 | 215 to 1,050 |
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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV (site 01608070). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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