TidalMapAquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 01660400 sits on Aquia Creek and reads everything draining 35 square miles of the Lower Potomac basin. Its datum sits 120 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1971, 53 years of it.
Normal flows here
Aquia Creek runs a median of 18 cfs at this gauge across 53 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 32 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.5 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,900 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1988.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 cfs | 150% |
| Feb | 31 cfs | 172% |
| Mar | 32 cfs | 178% |
| Apr | 30 cfs | 169% |
| May | 23 cfs | 128% |
| Jun | 9.8 cfs | 54% |
| Jul | 5.4 cfs | 30% |
| Aug | 4.0 cfs | 22% |
| Sep | 2.5 cfs | 14% |
| Oct | 4.6 cfs | 26% |
| Nov | 12 cfs | 67% |
| Dec | 23 cfs | 128% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1971 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Aquia Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 16.3 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 16.3 ft |
| September 1975 | 12.1 ft |
| May 1989 | 11.4 ft |
| November 1993 | 8.8 ft |
| July 2018 | 8.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GACV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01660400. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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