Patterson Creek in West Virginia
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Around Patterson Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Patterson Creek is a 46.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Patterson Creek near Headsville, WV (site 01604500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2026
Patterson Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 249 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,100 cfs, in 1943.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 107 | 50 to 229 |
| February | 173 | 84 to 350 |
| March | 249 | 129 to 494 |
| April | 182 | 97 to 368 |
| May | 133 | 70 to 300 |
| June | 51 | 26 to 120 |
| July | 24 | 14 to 47 |
| August | 17 | 8.9 to 35 |
| September | 13 | 7.9 to 27 |
| October | 17 | 11 to 39 |
| November | 27 | 16 to 74 |
| December | 80 | 29 to 185 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Patterson Creek near Headsville, WV (site 01604500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Patterson Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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