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Virginia Outdoor Center

Aquia Creek near Virginia Outdoor Center

River9.0 mi
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About this river

Aquia Creek is a 9.0 mile river near Virginia Outdoor Center in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Aquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA (site 01660400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 2026

Aquia Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 32 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,900 cfs, in 1972.

Typical flow by month at Aquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2715 to 44
February3120 to 50
March3221 to 53
April3120 to 49
May2314 to 39
June9.85.7 to 18
July5.42.5 to 12
August4.11.3 to 9.5
September2.50.9 to 9.2
October4.62.2 to 14
November125.9 to 27
December2310 to 42

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Aquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA (site 01660400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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