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PISCATAWAY CREEK

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PISCATAWAY CREEK NEAR TAPPAHANNOCK, VA

ESSEX COUNTY, VA37.8771°N, -76.9005°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

12.4cfs

GAUGE HT

6.09ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

5mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

12.4cfs 13.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 11–14 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

12.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

12.4cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.09ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.6in

≈ normal

17.57 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.52 in).

YTD Total

17.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.9–25.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.05" · normal 3.26" (1.9–5.3)

Jan

Feb: 3.41" · normal 2.94" (1.0–4.9)

Feb

Mar: 2.03" · normal 3.97" (2.4–5.9)

Mar

Apr: 1.14" · normal 3.16" (1.7–4.5)

Apr

May: 3.34" · normal 3.16" (1.5–5.0)

May

Jun: 4.28" · normal 3.38" (2.0–4.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.32" (so far)· normal 4.11" (1.5–6.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.01" (1.6–6.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.15" (0.9–7.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.59" (1.2–5.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.13" (1.1–6.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.39" (1.8–5.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:46 AM

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Station Location

37.8771, -76.9005

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:45 UTC

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