About this river
Jackson River is a 7.8 mile river near Twin River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jackson River below Dunlap Creek at Covington, VA (site 02013100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1980 to 2026
Jackson River typically runs highest in March, at a median 888 cfs, and lowest in November, at 229 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,100 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 416 | 276 to 852 | |
| February | 650 | 349 to 1,180 | |
| March | 888 | 541 to 1,520 | |
| April | 785 | 489 to 1,530 | |
| May | 667 | 423 to 1,310 | |
| June | 361 | 332 to 561 | |
| July | 342 | 321 to 378 | |
| August | 326 | 302 to 354 | |
| September | 296 | 270 to 326 | |
| October | 247 | 227 to 285 | |
| November | 229 | 203 to 399 | |
| December | 306 | 215 to 626 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jackson River below Dunlap Creek at Covington, VA (site 02013100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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