Lake Anna PWC and Boat Rentals with Mid-Atlantic Watersports
Polecat Creek near Bumpass, VA
Around here
Around Polecat Creek
- Jackson Death SiteVisitor center13.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military ParkRecreation area24 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor CenterVisitor center24 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Fredericksburg Battlefield BookstoreVisitor center24 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Polecat Creek is a 12.9 mile river near Lake Anna PWC and Boat Rentals with Mid-Atlantic Watersports in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Polecat Creek at Route 301 near Penola, VA (site 01674182). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2013 to 2026
Polecat Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 46 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,160 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 43 | 20 to 80 |
| February | 46 | 29 to 97 |
| March | 45 | 24 to 79 |
| April | 35 | 20 to 65 |
| May | 28 | 15 to 61 |
| June | 19 | 7.6 to 47 |
| July | 11 | 3.4 to 25 |
| August | 6.7 | 2.6 to 20 |
| September | 3.7 | 1.5 to 11 |
| October | 5.4 | 2.4 to 23 |
| November | 14 | 5.7 to 28 |
| December | 28 | 14 to 73 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Polecat Creek at Route 301 near Penola, VA (site 01674182). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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