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Piney River near Rockbridge Baths, VA

River16.4 mi
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Around Piney River

2 mi

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

About this river

Piney River is a 16.4 mile river near Blue Ridge Fishing Adventures in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Piney River at Piney River, VA (site 02027500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1950 to 2026

Piney River typically runs highest in March, at a median 115 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,000 cfs, in 1969.

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Typical flow by month at Piney River at Piney River, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8253 to 139
February9260 to 148
March11579 to 175
April10466 to 164
May8555 to 131
June5031 to 87
July2416 to 40
August179.5 to 35
September168.0 to 43
October2311 to 62
November4722 to 108
December7944 to 141

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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Piney River at Piney River, VA (site 02027500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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