About this river
Mattaponi River is a 2.8 mile river near RVA Paddlesports in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA (site 01674500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
Mattaponi River typically runs highest in March, at a median 790 cfs, and lowest in September, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,200 cfs, in 1972.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 600 | 359 to 957 | |
| February | 700 | 427 to 1,110 | |
| March | 790 | 484 to 1,240 | |
| April | 690 | 413 to 1,095 | |
| May | 434 | 264 to 812 | |
| June | 249 | 136 to 408 | |
| July | 147 | 68 to 279 | |
| August | 126 | 53 to 278 | |
| September | 93 | 41 to 219 | |
| October | 130 | 52 to 305 | |
| November | 267 | 139 to 524 | |
| December | 474 | 264 to 777 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA (site 01674500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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