Powell River Near Jonesville, VA

USGS Site No: 03531500Powell River • Lee County, VA

Powell River Near Jonesville, VA on the Powell River is currently at 321 cfs (Normal — 66th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.31 ft.

Reading from

321
CFS Discharge
2.31
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 97
25th Low threshold 124
50th (Median) Normal (median) 196
75th High threshold 389 Today: 321 cfs
95th Very High threshold 838

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.

4.9k 2.4k 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 478
May 27, 2026 699
May 26, 2026 1,100
May 25, 2026 460
May 24, 2026 225
May 23, 2026 219
May 22, 2026 121
May 21, 2026 114
May 20, 2026 116
May 19, 2026 120
May 18, 2026 128
May 17, 2026 137
May 16, 2026 149
May 15, 2026 162
Apr 21, 2026 225
Apr 20, 2026 272
Apr 19, 2026 250
Apr 18, 2026 225
Apr 17, 2026 235
Apr 16, 2026 236
Apr 15, 2026 252
Apr 14, 2026 266
Apr 13, 2026 277
Apr 12, 2026 300
Apr 11, 2026 325
Apr 10, 2026 353
Apr 9, 2026 399
Apr 8, 2026 459
Apr 7, 2026 559
Apr 6, 2026 738

Station Information

USGS Site No
03531500
State
VA
County
Lee County
Coordinates
36.6620, -83.0949
Drainage Area
319 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,258.8
HUC Code
06010206
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft
Flood Stage
18.0 ft
Moderate Flood
30.0 ft
Major Flood
35.0 ft

Currently 15.69 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,270 cfs
Jan 26, 2026
Min discharge
92 cfs
Oct 26, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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