About this river
Mechumps Creek is a 3.3 mile stream near RVA Paddlesports in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA (site 01673000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1972 to 2026
Mechumps Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,030 cfs, and lowest in September, at 145 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,700 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 880 | 503 to 1,430 | |
| February | 1,030 | 637 to 1,720 | |
| March | 1,030 | 637 to 1,810 | |
| April | 915 | 554 to 1,500 | |
| May | 658 | 402 to 1,150 | |
| June | 357 | 220 to 682 | |
| July | 216 | 133 to 411 | |
| August | 165 | 109 to 371 | |
| September | 145 | 89 to 298 | |
| October | 177 | 111 to 478 | |
| November | 329 | 185 to 878 | |
| December | 694 | 338 to 1,350 |
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 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA (site 01673000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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