About this river
Middle River is a 16.1 mile river near Middle River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Middle River near Grottoes, VA (site 01625000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Middle River typically runs highest in March, at a median 383 cfs, and lowest in September, at 108 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,000 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 244 | 149 to 437 | |
| February | 323 | 200 to 542 | |
| March | 383 | 244 to 625 | |
| April | 313 | 208 to 514 | |
| May | 267 | 178 to 409 | |
| June | 184 | 125 to 262 | |
| July | 140 | 104 to 190 | |
| August | 120 | 89 to 167 | |
| September | 108 | 81 to 164 | |
| October | 110 | 85 to 190 | |
| November | 133 | 94 to 244 | |
| December | 202 | 114 to 345 |
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 Middle River near Grottoes, VA (site 01625000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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