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Colonial Harbor Marina

Mattaponi River near Lanexa, VA

River62.1 mi

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Around Mattaponi River

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Cent…19.6 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Mattaponi River is a 62.1 mile river near Colonial Harbor Marina in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA (site 01674500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Mattaponi River typically runs highest in March, at a median 790 cfs, and lowest in September, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,200 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January600359 to 957
February700427 to 1,110
March790484 to 1,240
April690413 to 1,095
May434264 to 812
June249136 to 408
July14768 to 279
August12653 to 278
September9341 to 219
October13052 to 305
November267139 to 524
December474264 to 777

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mattaponi River near Beulahville, VA (site 01674500). 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 Mattaponi River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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