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Around Aquia Creek
- Douglas Point Special Recreation Management AreaRecreation area4.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine SanctuaryRecreation area5.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- ChathamVisitor center10 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Fredericksburg Battlefield BookstoreVisitor center11.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Aquia Creek is a 22.8 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.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 15 to 44 |
| February | 31 | 20 to 50 |
| March | 32 | 21 to 53 |
| April | 31 | 20 to 49 |
| May | 23 | 14 to 39 |
| June | 9.8 | 5.7 to 18 |
| July | 5.4 | 2.5 to 12 |
| August | 4.0 | 1.4 to 9.5 |
| September | 2.5 | 0.9 to 8.9 |
| October | 4.6 | 2.2 to 14 |
| November | 12 | 5.9 to 27 |
| December | 23 | 10 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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