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Around Middle Fork Holston River
- Pat Jennings Visitor CenterVisitor center8.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Whitetop Station Visitor CenterVisitor center14.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail CenterVisitor center17.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Keller Interpretive Center, Abingdon Muster GroundVisitor center24.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Middle Fork Holston River is a 52.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge M F Holston River at Seven Mile Ford, VA (site 03474000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
Middle Fork Holston River typically runs highest in March, at a median 204 cfs, and lowest in September, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,990 cfs, in 1977.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 145 | 88 to 245 |
| February | 202 | 119 to 348 |
| March | 204 | 143 to 343 |
| April | 174 | 122 to 284 |
| May | 134 | 97 to 216 |
| June | 79 | 58 to 134 |
| July | 66 | 49 to 93 |
| August | 57 | 42 to 86 |
| September | 47 | 38 to 64 |
| October | 48 | 38 to 73 |
| November | 58 | 41 to 101 |
| December | 98 | 55 to 199 |
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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for M F Holston River at Seven Mile Ford, VA (site 03474000). 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 Middle Fork Holston River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hungry Mother State ParkHungry Mother LakePublic
- Clinch Mountain LandingNorth Holston RiverPublic
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