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Back Creek near Buchanan, VA

Stream23.6 mi
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George Washington & Jefferson Nation…9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Back Creek is a 23.6 mile stream near Twin River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Back Creek near Dundee, VA (site 02056650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2025

Back Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 67 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,000 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Back Creek near Dundee, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4525 to 74
February5433 to 89
March6740 to 104
April6137 to 97
May5032 to 74
June3322 to 55
July2012 to 34
August159.6 to 26
September148.3 to 28
October1611 to 38
November2415 to 52
December3819 to 67

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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Back Creek near Dundee, VA (site 02056650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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