Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville water level

Name: Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Hardware River, Virginia, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.02ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:45 PM EDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 24.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At 2.02 ft, the Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville is below normal for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.02 ft and 2.26 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 31.00 ftAugust 20, 1969

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	31.00 ft	August 20, 1969
2	25.50 ft	June 21, 1972
3	23.80 ft	August 19, 1944
4	21.39 ft	September 8, 1987
5	18.48 ft	August 15, 1949
6	17.36 ft	July 3, 2003
7	16.97 ft	June 5, 2016
8	16.96 ft	March 19, 1975
9	16.65 ft	May 16, 2014
10	16.60 ft	May 6, 1989

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.34 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 70° 39° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 65° 44° – Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 71° 43° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 64° 44° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 64° 40° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 67° 41° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 71° 43° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 11 hr, 3 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
James River at ScottsvilleRiver gauge, James River	3.57 ft	Below flood stage	−0.53 ft	2.2 mi
Slate River near ArvoniaRiver gauge, Slate River	2.47 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	9 mi
Rivanna River at PalmyraRiver gauge, Rivanna River	2.59 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	11 mi
South F Rivanna River near CharlottesvilleRiver gauge, South F Rivanna River	48.1 cfs	Normal	−1.2 cfs	20 mi
Rockfish River near GreenfieldRiver gauge, Rockfish River	2.70 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	20 mi
Mechums River near White HallRiver gauge, Mechums River	26.2 cfs	Normal	+0.9 cfs	21 mi
James River at CartersvilleRiver gauge, James River	1.92 ft	Below flood stage	+0.17 ft	22 mi
Moormans River near Free UnionRiver gauge, Moormans River	16.1 cfs	Normal	+1.2 cfs	23 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:45 PM EDT, the water level was 2.02 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville?

The highest level on record is 31.00 ft on August 20, 1969.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02030000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.81264, -78.45529 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.02 ft	2026-10-20 22:45	Provisional
Flow	24.3 cfs	2026-10-20 22:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville (usgs:02030000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/virginia/hardware-river-below-briery-run-near-scottsville

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer