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Walker Creek in Virginia

River62.1 mi
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Around Walker Creek

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area16.4 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Walker Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Walker Creek at Bane, VA (site 03173000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

Walker Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 424 cfs, and lowest in September, at 57 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,100 cfs, in 1992.

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Typical flow by month at Walker Creek at Bane, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January250147 to 454
February373208 to 684
March424289 to 742
April369236 to 637
May276181 to 469
June143101 to 224
July9170 to 141
August7555 to 128
September5744 to 78
October6245 to 119
November8455 to 187
December15781 to 373

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Walker Creek at Bane, VA (site 03173000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Walker Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • James P. Bailey LakeSouth Fork Brush Creek (James P Bailey Lake)Public
  • Kee ReservoirKee ReservoirPublic

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