Polecat Creek at Route 301 Near Penola, VA

USGS Site No: 01674182 • Polecat Creek • Caroline County, VA

Polecat Creek at Route 301 Near Penola, VA on the Polecat Creek is currently at 21 cfs (Normal — 54th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.79 ft.

Reading from

21
CFS Discharge
2.79
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 4
25th Low threshold 8
50th (Median) Normal (median) 11
75th High threshold 78 Today: 21 cfs
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

72 36 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 32 —
May 27, 2026 41 —
May 26, 2026 37 —
May 25, 2026 31 —
May 24, 2026 37 —
May 23, 2026 26 —
May 22, 2026 4 —
May 21, 2026 2 —
May 20, 2026 2 —
May 19, 2026 2 —
May 18, 2026 2 —
May 17, 2026 2 —
May 16, 2026 2 —
May 15, 2026 3 —
Apr 21, 2026 4 —
Apr 20, 2026 4 —
Apr 19, 2026 4 —
Apr 18, 2026 5 —
Apr 17, 2026 5 —
Apr 16, 2026 6 —
Apr 15, 2026 6 —
Apr 14, 2026 7 —
Apr 13, 2026 7 —
Apr 12, 2026 7 —
Apr 11, 2026 8 —
Apr 10, 2026 8 —
Apr 9, 2026 9 —
Apr 8, 2026 10 —
Apr 7, 2026 11 —
Apr 6, 2026 12 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01674182
State
VA
County
Caroline County
Coordinates
37.9603, -77.3434
Drainage Area
49 mi²
Datum (ft)
67.1
HUC Code
02080105
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
186 cfs
May 15, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Sep 6, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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