About this river
Rockfish River is a 13.9 mile river near James River Reeling & Rafting in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rockfish River near Greenfield, VA (site 02028500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
Rockfish River typically runs highest in March, at a median 167 cfs, and lowest in September, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,800 cfs, in 1969.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 120 | 75 to 203 | |
| February | 141 | 92 to 224 | |
| March | 167 | 116 to 265 | |
| April | 151 | 98 to 244 | |
| May | 118 | 75 to 200 | |
| June | 72 | 41 to 118 | |
| July | 41 | 24 to 71 | |
| August | 30 | 14 to 62 | |
| September | 27 | 13 to 66 | |
| October | 39 | 19 to 99 | |
| November | 67 | 34 to 138 | |
| December | 107 | 59 to 185 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rockfish River near Greenfield, VA (site 02028500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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