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Russell Prater Creek in Virginia

Stream4.9 mi
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Around Russell Prater Creek

John W. Flannagan Day Use3.7 miJohn W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir3.6 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Russell Prater Creek is a 4.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Russell Fork at Haysi, VA (site 03208500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1926 to 2025

Russell Prater Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 436 cfs, and lowest in October, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,600 cfs, in 1977.

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Typical flow by month at Russell Fork at Haysi, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January258139 to 505
February366214 to 685
March436271 to 758
April357219 to 647
May224134 to 452
June10152 to 203
July7737 to 164
August5928 to 132
September3216 to 64
October3115 to 72
November6029 to 132
December16463 to 366

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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Russell Fork at Haysi, VA (site 03208500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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