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information on rapids and ratings.
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interpret the reading. Readings may be delayed, come from bad sources, or have other miscalculations.
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CFS, Stage (ft), in/hr for rain, and r.c. meaning no direct flow, but 0.0-1.0 is boatable.
The astrix (*) indicates a comment on the flow, plus (+) indicates a good flow,
tilde (~) indicates that this is a stand-in for the real flow, or the flow is delayed, an explination mark (!)
indicates there is a warning associated with the flow.
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recommended range. This column is used when color is not visible or obvious (mobile phones, or color blind people).
The first letter is L,R, or H for Low, Runnable and High. The second number is 0-9 where 0 is bottom end
and 9 is top end. Therefore, "R0" is low, "R5" is medium, "R9" is upper high.
If you see a river that is "H0" and coming down, maybe it will run tomorrow. Sort the list
by r.c. to find rivers that are in the ideal range in your area.
Trend gives information on how quickly a level is rising or dropping using r1-r2/(t1-t2) using the last readings gathered.
Readings may be spaced hours apart and may miss local spikes. Be careful when using these.
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River Name/Section |
Class |
Level |
running? |
Updated |
|
|
|
Abram Creek
[WV]
|
II-IV |
80 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Accotink Creek
[VA]
|
I-II |
22 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Anacostia, Northwest Branch
[MD]
|
I-III(V+) |
43 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
04h55m |
|
|
|
Anacostia
[DC]
|
I |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Antietam Creek, E. Branch
[PA]
|
I-IV |
151 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Antietam Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
3.39 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Antietam Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
3.39 ft
|
R3- Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Aquia Creek
[VA]
|
II |
64 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Back Creek (Potomac trib)
[VA]
|
II-III |
10 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Back Creek (Potomac trib)
[VA]
|
I |
263 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Back Creek (South R. trib)
[VA]
|
II-III |
492 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Back Creek
[WV]
|
II(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beaver Creek
[MD]
|
I(II) |
3.39 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Bennett Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
149 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h55m |
|
|
|
Big Cove Creek
[PA]
|
I-III |
17 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h40m |
|
|
|
Big Run
[WV]
|
II+ |
5.00 ft
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Briery Branch
[VA]
|
I-III |
33 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Broad Run
[VA]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broad Run
[VA]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broad Run
[VA]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brush Creek
[PA]
|
II-III |
263 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h55m |
|
|
|
Cabin John Creek
[MD]
|
II-III |
134 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Cacapon
[WV]
|
II |
2.93 ft
|
R3- Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Catoctin Creek
[VA]
|
II |
2.43 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Catoctin Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
2.37 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Cedar Creek
[VA]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cedar Creek
[VA]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crabtree Creek
[MD]
|
III-IV+ |
107 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Cub Run
[VA]
|
I-III |
3.64 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Dead Run
[VA]
|
V |
15 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Difficult Creek
[WV]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Difficult Run
[VA]
|
III-IV(V+) |
88 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Dry
[VA]
|
II-III |
33 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Dry
[VA]
|
I-III |
33 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Evitts Creek
[MD]
|
I-III |
3.11 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Fifteen Mile Creek
[MD]
|
I-II(III) |
1.64 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Flintstone Creek
[MD]
|
I-III |
167 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Four Mile Run
[VA]
|
III |
15 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Georges Creek
[MD]
|
III-IV |
3.78 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
03h40m |
|
|
|
Gooney Run
[VA]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goose Creek
[VA]
|
I-II(III) |
2.76 ft
|
R3- Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Happy Creek
[VA]
|
III+(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hunting Creek
[MD]
|
III-IV+(V) |
157 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Jennings Branch
[VA]
|
I-III |
33 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Jennings Run
[MD]
|
III+ |
263 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h55m |
|
|
|
Laurel Fork
[VA]
|
II-III+ |
2.73 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Laurel Run
[MD]
|
IV |
3.11 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Licking Creek
[PA]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little (North R. trib)
[VA]
|
III |
33 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Little Seneca Creek
[MD]
|
II(III) |
254 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Little Wills Creek
[PA]
|
I-II |
263 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h55m |
|
|
|
Lost
[WV]
|
I-II |
1.70 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Lost
[WV]
|
II-III(IV) |
1.70 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Lunice Creek, North Fork
[WV]
|
I-III |
291 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Lunice Creek
[WV]
|
I-II |
291 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Marsh Creek
[PA]
|
II-III |
4.48 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Middle Creek (Toms Creek trib.)
[PA]
|
II+ |
356 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Middle creek
[MD]
|
II-III(V) |
2.37 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Middle
[VA]
|
I-II |
3.25 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Mill Creek (Shenandoah trib)
[VA]
|
I-III(V) |
186 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
New Creek
[WV]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
North River
[WV]
|
II-IV |
291 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
North
[VA]
|
II-IV |
33 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Owens Creek
[MD]
|
II-IV |
157 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Owens Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
157 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Passage Creek
[VA]
|
II-III |
104 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Passage Creek
[VA]
|
I-II |
104 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Patterson Creek, North Fork
[WV]
|
II-III(IV) |
4.01 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Pimmit Run
[VA]
|
II-III |
15 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Pimmit Run
[VA]
|
IV(V) |
15 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Pohick Creek
[VA]
|
II-III+ |
22 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Potomac, Brushy Fork of the S. Fk. of the S. Br.
[WV]
|
II |
46.89 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, Laurel Fork of North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
II-III+ |
5.00 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Branch
[WV]
|
I-III |
3.11 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Branch
[MD]
|
III-IV |
3.11 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Branch
[WV]
|
II-III |
3.11 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Branch
[WV]
|
II-III |
350 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Branch
[MD]
|
I-II |
577 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
II-III |
5.00 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
5.00 ft
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
I-II(III) |
5.00 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
I-III |
5.00 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
II-III |
5.00 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, North Fork of South Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
5.00 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
2.73 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
2.73 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
2.73 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-III+ |
2.73 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II(III) |
2.73 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
4.77 ft
|
R4- Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Branch
[WV]
|
I-II |
3.24 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Fk. of the S. Br.
[VA]
|
II |
1.70 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Fk. of the S. Br.
[WV]
|
II |
1.70 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Fk. of the S. Br.
[WV]
|
I-II |
1.70 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S. Fk. of the S. Br.
[WV]
|
I-II |
1.70 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S.Fk. of the S.Br.
[WV]
|
II-IV |
1.70 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S.Fk. of the S.Br.
[WV]
|
I-II(III) |
2.93 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, S.Fk. of the S.Br.
[WV]
|
I-II |
2.93 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Potomac, South Branch
[VA]
|
I-II |
2.73 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[MD]
|
I-II |
6.03 ft
|
R7- Upper Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[MD]
|
I-II |
4.88 ft
|
R6- Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[MD]
|
I-IV |
4.88 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[MD]
|
I |
4.88 ft
|
R3- Runnable
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[MD]
|
II-III(IV) |
4.88 ft
|
H5- Above Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Potomac
[WV]
|
II+ |
6.03 ft
|
R7- Upper Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Quantico Creek, S. Branch
[VA]
|
I-III |
2.12 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Quantico Creek
[VA]
|
II-III |
2.32 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h41m |
|
|
|
Rock Creek
[MD]
|
I(II) |
134 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Rock Creek
[MD]
|
I-III |
134 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Rock Creek
[DC]
|
II-III(IV) |
134 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Savage
[MD]
|
II(IV) |
107 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Savage
[MD]
|
III-IV |
130 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Scott Run
[VA]
|
II-IV(V+) |
15 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Seneca Creek
[WV]
|
IV-V+ |
394 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Seneca Creek
[WV]
|
III |
5.00 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah, N. Fork
[VA]
|
I-III |
3.25 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah, S. Fork
[VA]
|
I-II |
3.13 ft
|
R7- Upper Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah, S. Fork
[VA]
|
I-II |
3.13 ft
|
R7- Upper Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah
[WV]
|
I-II |
4.59 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah
[WV]
|
I-II |
4.59 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah
[WV]
|
II-III |
4.59 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Shenandoah
[VA]
|
I(II) |
3.13 ft
|
R6- Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Sideling Hill Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
1.64 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Sleepy Creek, Meadow Branch
[WV]
|
II-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sleepy Creek
[WV]
|
I-II(III) |
263 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Sleepy Creek
[WV]
|
I-II |
263 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
South (Shenandoah tributary)
[VA]
|
I-II |
3.57 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Spout Run
[VA]
|
V |
15 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Stony Creek (NF Shenandoah trib)
[VA]
|
II+ |
3.25 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h11m |
|
|
|
Stony River
[WV]
|
III+ |
80 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Stony River
[WV]
|
III-IV |
80 cfs
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Tearcoat Creek
[WV]
|
II-III |
2.98 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Thorn/Whitethorn Creek
[WV]
|
II-III(IV) |
220 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Town Creek
[PA]
|
I-II |
3.11 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Town Creek
[MD]
|
I |
167 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h56m |
|
|
|
Trout Run
[WV]
|
II-IV |
16 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
Waites Run
[WV]
|
II-IV |
16 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h26m |
|
|
|
White's Run
[WV]
|
IV |
n/a
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Wills Creek
[MD]
|
I-II |
263 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h55m |
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Wills Creek
[PA]
|
III-IV(V) |
2.27 ft
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L9- Below Recom.
|
01h55m |
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Windy Run
[VA]
|
V+ |
15 cfs
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L5- Below Recom.
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01h30m |
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