Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg, VA

USGS Site No: 01668000Rappahannock River • Spotsylvania County, VA

Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg, VA on the Rappahannock River is currently at 1,590 cfs (Normal — 75th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.93 ft.

Reading from

1,590
CFS Discharge
2.93
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 378
25th Low threshold 547
50th (Median) Normal (median) 938
75th High threshold 1,600 Today: 1,590 cfs
95th Very High threshold 5,610

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.

16k 8.2k 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 2,810
May 27, 2026 2,190
May 26, 2026 2,140
May 25, 2026 3,210
May 24, 2026 2,610
May 23, 2026 973
May 22, 2026 278
May 21, 2026 208
May 20, 2026 222
May 19, 2026 241
May 18, 2026 265
May 17, 2026 303
May 16, 2026 360
May 15, 2026 318
Apr 21, 2026 350
Apr 20, 2026 328
Apr 19, 2026 332
Apr 18, 2026 344
Apr 17, 2026 375
Apr 16, 2026 385
Apr 15, 2026 413
Apr 14, 2026 426
Apr 13, 2026 434
Apr 12, 2026 455
Apr 11, 2026 464
Apr 10, 2026 479
Apr 9, 2026 502
Apr 8, 2026 558
Apr 7, 2026 665
Apr 6, 2026 608

Station Information

USGS Site No
01668000
State
VA
Coordinates
38.3085, -77.5292
Drainage Area
1,595 mi²
Datum (ft)
63.7
HUC Code
02080104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
13.0 ft
Moderate Flood
16.0 ft
Major Flood
23.0 ft

Currently 10.07 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
26,800 cfs
May 15, 2025
Min discharge
112 cfs
Oct 10, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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