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Rappahannock River conditions

Water report·near Fredericksburg6h ago
291CFSNormal

Last reading 6 hours ago: running normal for late September. Above 42% of past September 22s on record.

Updated 6:00 AM UTC, Sep 22

4.0 FNUturbidity76°Fwater2.25 ftgage

Rappahannock River flow history

Aug 12typical 230 to 809 cfs
623cfs

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Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 230 to 809 cfs
623cfs

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Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 230 to 809 cfs
623cfs

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May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 230 to 809 cfs
623cfs

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Sep 21Mar 1Aug 12

What this means

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 420 cfs higher than on Sep 21.

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.

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USGS monitoring location 01668000, RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 2.1 miles from the center 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 center of Rappahannock River. It reports turbidity, discharge, water temperature 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

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