Around here
Around Patterson Creek
- Hike the Big Savage Mountain TrailBackcountry Hiking · 1-2 Days14.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hike Along the Towpath Through the Paw Paw TunnelHiking · 1-2 Minutes15.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hike the Monroe Run Trail and Meadow Mountain TrailBackcountry Hiking · 4-7 Hours20.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Patterson Creek is a 46.1 mile river near Mountain Trail Rides Horseback Riding & More in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Patterson Creek near Headsville, WV (site 01604500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2026
Patterson Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 249 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,100 cfs, in 1943.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 107 | 50 to 229 |
| February | 173 | 84 to 350 |
| March | 249 | 129 to 494 |
| April | 182 | 97 to 368 |
| May | 133 | 70 to 300 |
| June | 51 | 26 to 120 |
| July | 24 | 14 to 47 |
| August | 17 | 8.9 to 35 |
| September | 13 | 7.9 to 27 |
| October | 17 | 11 to 39 |
| November | 27 | 16 to 74 |
| December | 80 | 29 to 185 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Patterson Creek near Headsville, WV (site 01604500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Patterson Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South Branch Water Management AreaSouth Branch Potomac RiverPublic
- HarmissionsSouth Branch Potomac RiverPublic
- Stoney RunSouth Branch Potomac RiverPublic
- Fort Mill Ridge Water Management AreaSouth Branch Potomac RiverPublic
- Romney BridgeSouth Branch Potomac RiverPublic
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