Virginia · pilot edition · v0.7
pillar · 15% of capacity score

Water Capacity

Does Virginia have the water for industry, growth, and drinking-water reliability? Primary signal: regional streamflow vs 30-day normal (USGS). Score: regional rank-percentile, 40-90 band — counties inherit their region's score.

Score formula: see /methodology#water. Streamflow is regional, not per-county.

USGS · 30-day percentile

Regional streamflow — what the score sees

Data unavailable

Regional streamflow rollups not yet computed.

Awaiting ingestion from USGS Water Services.

USGS · current readings

Gauge-level streamflow

Gauge / siteGeographyDischargePeriod
North Fork Shenandoah at Cootes StoreShenandoah60.1 cfs2026-07-15
North Fork Shenandoah at StrasburgShenandoah315 cfs2026-07-15
Shenandoah River at Millville WVShenandoah1,030 cfs2026-07-15
Potomac River near Washington DCNorthern3,630 cfs2026-07-15
Rappahannock River at RemingtonNorthern72.5 cfs2026-07-16
Rappahannock River near FredericksburgNorthern235 cfs2026-07-15
Dunlap Creek near CovingtonWestern3,180 cfs2026-07-15
Roanoke River at RoanokeWestern46.6 cfs2026-07-15
James River at CartersvilleCentral1,620 cfs2026-07-15
James River near RichmondCentral1,190 cfs2026-07-15
Appomattox River at MatoacaCentral248 cfs2026-07-15
Blackwater River near DendronHampton Roads7.78 cfs2026-07-15
Roanoke River at AltavistaSouthside98.1 cfs2026-07-16
Hyco Creek near Leasburg NCSouthside1.29 cfs2026-07-15
Beaver Creek near BristolSouthwest25.1 cfs2026-07-15
Clinch River at ClevelandSouthwest627 cfs2026-07-15
future signal

DEQ water permits & withdrawal data

Data unavailable

Virginia DEQ permit geospatial layers and withdrawal reports are Tier-2 sources planned next — they would let the score reflect actual industrial draw, not just hydrologic supply.

Awaiting ingestion from Virginia DEQ.