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Hoskins Creek

River in Virginia, past Tappahannock

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work

Sources checked: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC); Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS) (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC. · Updated

Estimated downstream stretches on Hoskins Creek

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to Hoskins Creek

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Reports linked to Hoskins Creek, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to Sep 10, 9:45 AMTown of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · SSO · 1,100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:30 PMTown of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · SSO · 13,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:45 AMTown of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 16 ’25, 8:07 AMTown of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · Bypass · 725,000 gallons report · notice · maplifted
Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · Bypass · 725,166 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:15 AMTown of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · SSO · 57,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC; Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (1 here) · 2025 (5 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Hoskins Creek on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

6 records linked to this water. Updated .