Total streamflow across the
Gallinas River
was last observed at
7
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
15
acre-ft of water today; about 79%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
9 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2013-09-14 when daily discharge volume was observed at
4,600 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Gallinas River Near Lourdes
reporting a streamflow rate of 7.43 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Gallinas R Nr Colonias
with a gauge stage of 2.59 ft.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Gallinas River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 5,940 ft, the
Gallinas River Near Lourdes.
Last Updated | 2025-04-07 |
Discharge Volume | 15 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
7.43 cfs
-7.47 cfs (-50.13%) |
Percent of Normal | 78.51% |
Maximum |
4,600.0 cfs
2013-09-14 |
Seasonal Avg | 9 cfs |
The Gallinas River in Liberia reaches the Atlantic between Grand Cape Mount and Cape Saint Ann; the area was infamous in the 1800s for its active participation in the slave trade under the Gallinas people.Pedro Blanco, a notorious Spanish slave trader, was based on the coast of Sierra Leone at Gallinas between 1822 and 1838.In 1840 Richard Doherty, the Governor of Sierra Leone, discovered that Fry Norman, a Black British subject and her child were being held as slaves on the islands at the mouth of the Gallinas River.