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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Pound River is a 33.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pound River below Flannagan Dam, near Haysi, VA (site 03209000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2025
Pound River typically runs highest in March, at a median 325 cfs, and lowest in April, at 56 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,440 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 230 | 118 to 474 |
| February | 304 | 162 to 579 |
| March | 325 | 204 to 573 |
| April | 56 | 50 to 239 |
| May | 199 | 77 to 378 |
| June | 88 | 56 to 197 |
| July | 73 | 52 to 140 |
| August | 72 | 51 to 118 |
| September | 60 | 50 to 93 |
| October | 148 | 73 to 304 |
| November | 222 | 153 to 385 |
| December | 183 | 84 to 390 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pound River below Flannagan Dam, near Haysi, VA (site 03209000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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