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Kingfish Boat Rental Co.

Appomattox River near Richmond, VA

River62.1 mi

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Around Appomattox River

Eastern Front Visitor Center1.6 miPetersburg National Battlefield6 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Appomattox River is a 62.1 mile river near Kingfish Boat Rental Co. in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Appomattox River at Matoaca, VA (site 02041650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2026

Appomattox River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,300 cfs, and lowest in September, at 173 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,400 cfs, in 1973.

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Typical flow by month at Appomattox River at Matoaca, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,070656 to 1,840
February1,280784 to 2,300
March1,300844 to 2,540
April1,120724 to 1,820
May758484 to 1,230
June413263 to 672
July245148 to 470
August212128 to 490
September173105 to 357
October234124 to 566
November464239 to 1,050
December895466 to 1,580

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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Appomattox River at Matoaca, VA (site 02041650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Appomattox River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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