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Rappahannock River conditions

Water report·near Fredericksburg2h ago
382CFSNormal

Running normal for early September. Above 51% of past September 2s on record.

Updated 7:00 PM UTC, Sep 2

2.6 FNUturbidity2.16 ftgage90°Fwater

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 1Feb 19Aug 12

What this means

382 cfs puts Rappahannock River in the 51st percentile for September 2, against 118 years of record.

The median for this date is 362 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 182 and 758.

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 405 cfs higher than on Sep 1.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 12
85°F

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84 to 87 °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.

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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, gage height, discharge and water temperature. 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