Opequon Creek in Virginia
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Around Opequon Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov Ā· Source: USGS GNIS Ā· Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Opequon Creek is a 54.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, WV (site 01616500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Opequon Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 285 cfs, and lowest in October, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,000 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 182 | 109 to 297 |
| February | 226 | 146 to 373 |
| March | 285 | 181 to 464 |
| April | 251 | 175 to 392 |
| May | 208 | 136 to 330 |
| June | 156 | 112 to 216 |
| July | 118 | 88 to 159 |
| August | 96 | 73 to 133 |
| September | 83 | 65 to 119 |
| October | 81 | 62 to 129 |
| November | 91 | 66 to 187 |
| December | 150 | 84 to 287 |
Typical is the median of each monthās daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, WV (site 01616500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Opequon Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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