Appomattox River

River in Virginia, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,342 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

116

cfs · 30 min ago

Normal for today

197

cfs median, 56 yrs

Water temp

°F · 30 min ago

Gage height

1.68

Below normal for the date59% of medianUSGS gauge 02041650

Thirty-day mean discharge · 36.3–1,320 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA02041650	116 cfs	68°F	30 min ago
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT ROUTE 602 NEAR MANNBORO, VA02040892	105 cfs	—	15 min ago
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX, VA02040000	99.1 cfs	—	45 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 197 cfs over 56 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 122 and 482 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Appomattox River

Appomattox River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Jackson River (96 mi), Smith River (97 mi), Elk River (145 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Appomattox River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: peak	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Quill Gordon	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Grannom	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Light Cahill	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: active	December: peak
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Appomattox River

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.