Goose Creek in Virginia
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Around Goose Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Goose Creek is a 48.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA (site 01644000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Goose Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 402 cfs, and lowest in September, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 53,600 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 250 | 130 to 464 |
| February | 327 | 189 to 562 |
| March | 402 | 245 to 670 |
| April | 344 | 215 to 580 |
| May | 247 | 143 to 452 |
| June | 145 | 82 to 274 |
| July | 72 | 31 to 133 |
| August | 41 | 15 to 92 |
| September | 31 | 12 to 94 |
| October | 50 | 18 to 137 |
| November | 95 | 47 to 245 |
| December | 186 | 77 to 377 |
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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA (site 01644000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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