Rivanna River at Palmyra, VA

USGS Site No: 02034000Rivanna River • Fluvanna County, VA

Rivanna River at Palmyra, VA on the Rivanna River is currently at 491 cfs (Normal — 67th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.30 ft.

Reading from

491
CFS Discharge
3.30
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 159
25th Low threshold 222
50th (Median) Normal (median) 376
75th High threshold 545 Today: 491 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,660

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.

4.8k 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 827
May 27, 2026 723
May 26, 2026 854
May 25, 2026 934
May 24, 2026 616
May 23, 2026 494
May 22, 2026 178
May 21, 2026 80
May 20, 2026 91
May 19, 2026 103
May 18, 2026 112
May 17, 2026 120
May 16, 2026 137
May 15, 2026 148
Apr 21, 2026 153
Apr 20, 2026 158
Apr 19, 2026 160
Apr 18, 2026 168
Apr 17, 2026 182
Apr 16, 2026 202
Apr 15, 2026 214
Apr 14, 2026 217
Apr 13, 2026 218
Apr 12, 2026 224
Apr 11, 2026 230
Apr 10, 2026 228
Apr 9, 2026 237
Apr 8, 2026 257
Apr 7, 2026 300
Apr 6, 2026 329

Station Information

USGS Site No
02034000
State
VA
Coordinates
37.8579, -78.2658
Drainage Area
663 mi²
Datum (ft)
209.7
HUC Code
02080204
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
25.0 ft
Major Flood
32.0 ft

Currently 13.70 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
15,100 cfs
May 14, 2025
Min discharge
60 cfs
Sep 16, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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