Water report · Rappahannock River
Rappahannock River conditions
Running normal for mid August, and dropping since yesterday. Above 59% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
Rappahannock River flow history
What this means
566 cfs puts Rappahannock River in the 59th percentile for August 13, against 119 years of record.
The median for this date is 437 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 228 and 809.
Over the last 7 days, Rappahannock River ran between 576 and 1,620 cfs, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 7.
That is 47.0 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Rappahannock River ran between 116 and 1,620 cfs, lowest on Jul 20 and highest on Aug 7.
That is 379 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Rappahannock River ran between 116 and 3,210 cfs, lowest on Jul 20 and highest on May 25.
That is 305 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Rappahannock River ran between 112 and 5,060 cfs, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Feb 21.
That is 206 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
83 to 93 °F over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 01668000, RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 2.1 miles from the centre of Rappahannock River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01668000, RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 2.1 miles from the centre of Rappahannock River. It reports turbidity, water temperature, discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Rappahannock River fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Rappahannock River record book