John W Flannagan Reservoir, VA
Daily instantaneous storage
67,321.2 acre-ft· US Army Corps of Engineers / CWMS
State water view
Virginia
Local water conditions, public water systems and state planning records. Check the sources and reporting dates for each topic.
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Public drinking-water systems
Open a system for its available testing and source records. A system’s service area can cross city and county boundaries.
Water levels and storage
Virginia reservoir measurements
Explore 2 official reservoir reporting records. Choose a location for dated readings and history. Dates, methods and agency coverage vary. Some agencies monitor the same reservoir; these records are not a count of unique lakes and must not be summed. Storage does not establish drinking-water safety or your home’s water supply.
Nf Pound River Lake At Pound
Daily instantaneous storage
3,278.2 acre-ft· US Army Corps of Engineers / CWMS
River flow
Virginia river-gauge histories
Explore daily flow readings and history at 187 named USGS gauges in Virginia. These are individual monitoring sites, not a complete inventory or a river-wide water-health score. Check the gauge location, date and source notes. Flow does not establish drinking-water safety or supply to a home.
ACCOTINK CREEK AT KEENE MILL RD AT SPRINGFIELD, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
9.83 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
ACCOTINK CREEK NEAR ANNANDALE, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
5.43 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
ALLEN CREEK NEAR BOYDTON, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
3.56 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT FARMVILLE, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
157 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
1,320 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX, VA
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
897 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
We have not compiled an area-wide summary of water-quality tests and assessments here yet.Try the nearby place pages for more information. A missing result does not mean the water is good or bad.
Observed withdrawals
Virginia reported withdrawal history
Annual reported facility withdrawals in million gallons. Withdrawal is not consumption, and the reporting threshold means this is not complete water use.
20152,407,731 MG
20162,409,992 MG
20172,300,550 MG
20182,168,948 MG
20192,083,187 MG
20202,067,118 MG
20212,058,642 MG
20222,076,193 MG
20231,915,405 MG
20241,978,895 MG
20251,973,148 MG
2025 reported withdrawals by reported use category
Nuclear Powerthermoelectric1,411,556 MG
Public Water Supplypublic supply307,651 MG
Industrialindustrial129,236 MG
Fossil Powerthermoelectric92,092 MG
Agricultureirrigation9,817 MG
Miningmining9,719 MG
Irrigationirrigation7,048 MG
Commercialcommercial5,509 MG
NAunknown517 MG
Hydroelectric Powerother2 MG
Read exact values and coverage notes
| Year | Reported withdrawal | Reporting rows |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,407,730.987 | 1691 |
| 2016 | 2,409,991.66 | 1685 |
| 2017 | 2,300,549.824 | 1259 |
| 2018 | 2,168,948.047 | 1377 |
| 2019 | 2,083,187.014 | 1285 |
| 2020 | 2,067,118.444 | 1284 |
| 2021 | 2,058,642.177 | 1184 |
| 2022 | 2,076,192.612 | 1187 |
| 2023 | 1,915,404.575 | 1193 |
| 2024 | 1,978,894.878 | 1178 |
| 2025 | 1,973,147.891 | 1260 |
Coverage: More than 10,000 gallons/day for any purpose, or 1 million gallons/month for crop irrigation. GW Frac is a recent-five-year facility fraction; it is not used to infer annual groundwater/surface volumes.
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Water planning in Virginia
State planning records and permits describe supply and management decisions. They are separate from measurements of current conditions.
State records
Withdrawals
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
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- Actual reported withdrawal
- Reporting period
- Observation
State records
Water use categories
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
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- Withdrawal
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
State records
Water planning
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These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
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- Regional water supply plan
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Partial records
Groundwater
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These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
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- Groundwater
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Water planning regions
Middle James regional planning contextRegional planning areaHampton Roads regional planning contextRegional planning areaRoanoke regional planning contextRegional planning areaNorthern Virginia regional planning contextRegional planning areaSources and limitations
We show a facility only when we can identify it in official public records. Water withdrawn is not the same as water consumed; some may return to a river or aquifer.
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Water Withdrawals ViewReported withdrawal is not consumption; precise public-water-supply locations may be withheld.
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Water Supply PlanningPlans and permits are not current withdrawal observations.
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Water Withdrawal ReportingCoverage begins at statutory reporting thresholds; withdrawal is not consumption.
Places to explore
Places in this state
Some places have local conditions and testing records; others have state planning information. More data does not mean better or worse water.
RichmondState planning information · surface water dependentVirginia BeachState planning information · coastal · regional supplyRoanokeState planning information · smaller cityArlingtonState planning information · major metro · regional supply