Around here
Around Four Mile Run
- Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill FarmRecreation area2.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Oxon Hill Farm Visitor CenterVisitor center2.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- National Capital Parks-EastRecreation area3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the PotomacRecreation area3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Oxon Hill Farm Self Guided TourSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 15-45 Minutes2.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Retreat to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial GroveSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 1-2 Hours2.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hiking at Oxon Cove ParkHiking · 30-120 Minutes2.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Thomas Jefferson MemorialSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 30-120 Minutes3.1 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
Four Mile Run is a 5.6 mile river near Potomac Paddle Club. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Four Mile Run at Hwy 29 at Falls Church, VA (site 01652090). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2026
Four Mile Run typically runs highest in May, at a median 0.5 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.8 |
| February | 0.5 | 0.4 to 0.9 |
| March | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.9 |
| April | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.8 |
| May | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.7 |
| June | 0.3 | 0.1 to 1.0 |
| July | 0.4 | 0.1 to 1.2 |
| August | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.5 |
| September | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.4 |
| October | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.3 |
| November | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.5 |
| December | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.7 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Four Mile Run at Hwy 29 at Falls Church, VA (site 01652090). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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