South Fork South Branch Potomac River in West Virginia
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
South Fork South Branch Potomac River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S F South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV (site 01608000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
South Fork South Branch Potomac River typically runs highest in March, at a median 267 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,000 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 136 | 76 to 267 |
| February | 179 | 93 to 363 |
| March | 267 | 162 to 486 |
| April | 229 | 130 to 448 |
| May | 194 | 106 to 373 |
| June | 78 | 54 to 153 |
| July | 44 | 30 to 78 |
| August | 35 | 20 to 76 |
| September | 28 | 19 to 58 |
| October | 33 | 22 to 84 |
| November | 56 | 30 to 132 |
| December | 99 | 47 to 221 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S F South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV (site 01608000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Fork South Branch Potomac River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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