South F Rivanna River Near Charlottesville, VA

USGS Site No: 02032515 • South F Rivanna River • Albemarle County, VA

South F Rivanna River Near Charlottesville, VA on the South F Rivanna River is currently at 172 cfs (Normal — 59th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.99 ft.

Reading from

172
CFS Discharge
2.99
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 27 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 22
25th Low threshold 58
50th (Median) Normal (median) 118
75th High threshold 264 Today: 172 cfs
95th Very High threshold 864

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.

6.8k 3.4k 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 291 —
May 27, 2026 302 —
May 26, 2026 352 —
May 25, 2026 414 —
May 24, 2026 264 —
May 23, 2026 163 —
May 22, 2026 103 —
May 21, 2026 25 —
May 20, 2026 17 —
May 19, 2026 20 —
May 18, 2026 25 —
May 17, 2026 27 —
May 16, 2026 30 —
May 15, 2026 38 —
Apr 21, 2026 58 —
Apr 20, 2026 60 —
Apr 19, 2026 56 —
Apr 18, 2026 56 —
Apr 17, 2026 63 —
Apr 16, 2026 67 —
Apr 15, 2026 76 —
Apr 14, 2026 80 —
Apr 13, 2026 79 —
Apr 12, 2026 81 —
Apr 11, 2026 84 —
Apr 10, 2026 85 —
Apr 9, 2026 86 —
Apr 8, 2026 91 —
Apr 7, 2026 101 —
Apr 6, 2026 122 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
02032515
State
VA
Coordinates
38.1018, -78.4606
Drainage Area
259 mi²
Datum (ft)
327.8
HUC Code
02080204
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,700 cfs
May 14, 2025
Min discharge
11 cfs
Sep 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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