About this river
Slate River is an 18.3 mile river near James River Reeling & Rafting in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Slate River near Arvonia, VA (site 02030500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1926 to 2026
Slate River typically runs highest in March, at a median 217 cfs, and lowest in September, at 54 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 33,100 cfs, in 1972.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 170 | 118 to 277 | |
| February | 206 | 142 to 329 | |
| March | 217 | 152 to 340 | |
| April | 196 | 139 to 293 | |
| May | 148 | 107 to 216 | |
| June | 104 | 71 to 154 | |
| July | 67 | 44 to 113 | |
| August | 61 | 34 to 106 | |
| September | 54 | 29 to 86 | |
| October | 63 | 40 to 112 | |
| November | 92 | 61 to 156 | |
| December | 141 | 89 to 214 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Slate River near Arvonia, VA (site 02030500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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