Chestnut Creek at Galax, VA

USGS Site No: 03165000 • Chestnut Creek • Galax city, VA

Chestnut Creek at Galax, VA on the Chestnut Creek is currently at 36 cfs (Normal — 26th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.38 ft.

Reading from

36
CFS Discharge
1.38
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 27
25th Low threshold 35
50th (Median) Normal (median) 44 Today: 36 cfs
75th High threshold 67
95th Very High threshold 154

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

356 178 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 50 —
May 27, 2026 81 —
May 26, 2026 123 —
May 25, 2026 87 —
May 24, 2026 39 —
May 23, 2026 47 —
May 22, 2026 36 —
May 21, 2026 27 —
May 20, 2026 23 —
May 19, 2026 24 —
May 18, 2026 25 —
May 17, 2026 26 —
May 16, 2026 26 —
May 15, 2026 27 —
Apr 21, 2026 31 —
Apr 20, 2026 31 —
Apr 19, 2026 32 —
Apr 18, 2026 31 —
Apr 17, 2026 32 —
Apr 16, 2026 32 —
Apr 15, 2026 33 —
Apr 14, 2026 34 —
Apr 13, 2026 34 —
Apr 12, 2026 34 —
Apr 11, 2026 35 —
Apr 10, 2026 36 —
Apr 9, 2026 36 —
Apr 8, 2026 36 —
Apr 7, 2026 37 —
Apr 6, 2026 40 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03165000
State
VA
County
Galax city
Coordinates
36.6460, -80.9192
Drainage Area
39 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,344.8
HUC Code
05050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
570 cfs
May 13, 2025
Min discharge
23 cfs
May 20, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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