South Fork Rivanna River near James River Reeling & Rafting
About this river
South Fork Rivanna River is a 10.5 mile river near James River Reeling & Rafting in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S F Rivanna River near Charlottesville, VA (site 02032515). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
South Fork Rivanna River typically runs highest in March, at a median 330 cfs, and lowest in September, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,000 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 245 | 158 to 394 | |
| February | 295 | 223 to 447 | |
| March | 330 | 217 to 505 | |
| April | 270 | 164 to 500 | |
| May | 228 | 139 to 377 | |
| June | 141 | 85 to 225 | |
| July | 98 | 48 to 175 | |
| August | 69 | 30 to 134 | |
| September | 53 | 26 to 154 | |
| October | 72 | 33 to 203 | |
| November | 134 | 73 to 286 | |
| December | 203 | 109 to 352 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S F Rivanna River near Charlottesville, VA (site 02032515). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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