North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond water level

Name: North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, North Run, Virginia, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.67ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 05:35 AM EDT (39 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond is 4.67 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.59 ft and 6.01 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.07 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.27 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 71° 43° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 66° 45° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 69° 41° – Wind 11 mph

23 Fri 64° 47° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 65° 44° – Wind 5 mph

25 Sun 67° 46° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 70° 47° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 11 hr, 2 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on North Run

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Run at Old Washington Highway at Glen AllenRiver gauge, North Run	1.06 ft	No reference yet	−0.01 ft	4.7 mi
North Run at Mountain Road at Glen AllenRiver gauge, North Run	1.38 ft	No reference yet	−0.03 ft	3.9 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
James River near RichmondRiver gauge, James River	4.02 ft	Below flood stage	+0.18 ft	6.2 mi
James River and Kanawha Canal near RichmondCanal gauge, James River and Kanawha Canal	162 cfs	Normal	±0	7 mi
Totopotomoy Creek near StudleyRiver gauge, Totopotomoy Creek	7.5 cfs	Normal	−3.7 cfs	11 mi
Pamunkey River near HanoverRiver gauge, Pamunkey River	151 cfs	Normal	−31.0 cfs	12 mi
South Anna River near AshlandRiver gauge, South Anna River	1.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	13 mi
North Anna River at Hart Corner near DoswellRiver gauge, North Anna River	62.9 cfs	Normal	−2.7 cfs	16 mi
Little River near DoswellRiver gauge, Little River	13.3 cfs	Normal	−1.5 cfs	18 mi
Moncuin Creek below Us Highway 360 near ManquinRiver gauge, Moncuin Creek	15.0 cfs	Normal	−1.1 cfs	18 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 North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 05:35 AM EDT, the water level was 4.67 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:0204241951 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.61771, -77.45779 (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	4.67 ft	2026-10-21 09:35	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: North Run at Hilliard Road near Richmond (usgs:0204241951). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/virginia/north-run-at-hilliard-road-near-richmond

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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