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Pedlar River near Rockbridge Baths, VA

River30.2 mi
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Around Pedlar River

Otter Creek Campground13.7 miJames River Visitor Center (Milepost…15.6 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Pedlar River is a 30.2 mile river near Blue Ridge Fishing Adventures in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pedlar River at Forest Road near Buena Vista, VA (site 02024915). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2003 to 2026

Pedlar River typically runs highest in April, at a median 50 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,060 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Pedlar River at Forest Road near Buena Vista, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3824 to 58
February4329 to 66
March4433 to 68
April5034 to 72
May4130 to 58
June2616 to 37
July139.1 to 22
August9.65.8 to 15
September6.84.3 to 15
October146.2 to 30
November2112 to 48
December3720 to 66

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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pedlar River at Forest Road near Buena Vista, VA (site 02024915). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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