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Middle River in Virginia

River62.0 mi

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Around Middle River

Shenandoah Valley Campground3.2 miHumpback Rocks Visitor Center (milep…15.8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Middle River is a 62.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Middle River near Grottoes, VA (site 01625000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Middle River typically runs highest in March, at a median 383 cfs, and lowest in September, at 108 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,000 cfs, in 1986.

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Typical flow by month at Middle River near Grottoes, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January244149 to 437
February323200 to 542
March383244 to 625
April313208 to 514
May267178 to 409
June184125 to 262
July140104 to 190
August12089 to 167
September10881 to 164
October11085 to 190
November13394 to 244
December202114 to 345

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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Middle River near Grottoes, VA (site 01625000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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