TidalMapPolecat Creek at Route 301 near Penola, 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 01674182 sits on Polecat Creek and reads everything draining 49 square miles of the Mattaponi basin. Its datum sits 67 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2013, 14 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA at 603 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 8% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Polecat Creek runs a median of 22 cfs at this gauge across 14 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 46 cfs, and September the leanest at 3.7 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,160 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2019.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 cfs | 195% |
| Feb | 46 cfs | 209% |
| Mar | 45 cfs | 205% |
| Apr | 35 cfs | 159% |
| May | 28 cfs | 127% |
| Jun | 19 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 11 cfs | 50% |
| Aug | 6.7 cfs | 30% |
| Sep | 3.7 cfs | 17% |
| Oct | 5.4 cfs | 25% |
| Nov | 14 cfs | 64% |
| Dec | 28 cfs | 127% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2013 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 8.8 feet, in May 2018.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2018 | 8.8 ft |
| May 2014 | 8.2 ft |
| June 2018 | 8.1 ft |
| October 2018 | 7.5 ft |
| May 2016 | 6.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PCKV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, VA
- North Anna River at Hart Corner near Doswell, VA
- Little River near Doswell, VA
- Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
- Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA
- South Anna River near Ashland, VA
- Totopotomoy Creek near Studley, VA
- Moncuin Creek below US Hwy 360 near Manquin, VA
- North Run at Old Washington Hwy at Glen Allen, VA
- Po River near Spotsylvania, VA
- Chickahominy River at Chamberlayne Rd near Atlee, VA
- North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01674182. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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