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Around Jackson River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Jackson River is a 62.1 mile river near Greenbrier Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jackson River below Gathright Dam near Hot Spgs, VA (site 02011800). 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 508 cfs, and lowest in November, at 161 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,670 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 172 | 153 to 400 |
| February | 298 | 170 to 561 |
| March | 508 | 290 to 938 |
| April | 463 | 291 to 881 |
| May | 407 | 250 to 822 |
| June | 271 | 250 to 311 |
| July | 281 | 251 to 295 |
| August | 270 | 244 to 290 |
| September | 242 | 223 to 256 |
| October | 196 | 179 to 204 |
| November | 161 | 153 to 177 |
| December | 161 | 153 to 292 |
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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jackson River below Gathright Dam near Hot Spgs, VA (site 02011800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Jackson River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- IrongateJames RiverPublic
- Petticoat JunctionJackson RiverPublic
- Indian DraftJackson RiverPublic
- Johnson SpringJackson RiverPublic
- Lake Moomaw (Coles Point)Jackson River - Lake MoomawPublic
- Coles PointJackson River - Lake MoomawPublic
- Lake Moomaw MarinaJackson River - Lake MoomawPublic
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