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Harpers Ferry Adventure Center

South Fork Catoctin Creek near Purcellville, VA

Stream6.2 mi
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1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

South Fork Catoctin Creek is a 6.2 mile stream near Harpers Ferry Adventure Center in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S F Catoctin Creek at RT 698 near Waterford, VA (site 01638350). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2001 to 2026

South Fork Catoctin Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 31 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,920 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at S F Catoctin Creek at RT 698 near Waterford, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2713 to 41
February3018 to 52
March3119 to 53
April2716 to 46
May2613 to 53
June158.7 to 38
July7.23.9 to 13
August4.21.9 to 9.2
September3.81.4 to 11
October7.03.5 to 15
November114.8 to 28
December228.5 to 46

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S F Catoctin Creek at RT 698 near Waterford, VA (site 01638350). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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