North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen water level

Name: North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, North Run, Virginia, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.38ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 05:40 AM EDT (30 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen reads 1.38 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 05:40 AM EDT. 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. In the last month it has stayed between 1.36 ft and 2.74 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.02 ft.

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

Floating and fishing near North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

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 67° 43° – Wind 13 mph

21 Wed 63° 44° – Wind 13 mph

22 Thu 69° 45° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 65° 47° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 65° 44° – Wind 5 mph

25 Sun 67° 46° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 71° 48° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 11 hr, 1 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	0.8 mi
North Run at Hilliard Road near RichmondRiver gauge, North Run	4.67 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	8 mi
James River and Kanawha Canal near RichmondCanal gauge, James River and Kanawha Canal	162 cfs	Normal	±0	8 mi
South Anna River near AshlandRiver gauge, South Anna River	1.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	10 mi
Pamunkey River near HanoverRiver gauge, Pamunkey River	151 cfs	Normal	−31.0 cfs	11 mi
Totopotomoy Creek near StudleyRiver gauge, Totopotomoy Creek	7.5 cfs	Normal	−3.7 cfs	13 mi
North Anna River at Hart Corner near DoswellRiver gauge, North Anna River	62.9 cfs	Normal	−2.7 cfs	13 mi
Little River near DoswellRiver gauge, Little River	13.3 cfs	Normal	−1.5 cfs	14 mi
Fine Creek at Fine Creek MillsRiver gauge, Fine Creek	4.7 cfs	Normal	+1.5 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 Mountain Road at Glen Allen today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 05:40 AM EDT, the water level was 1.38 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen 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:0204241200 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.66489, -77.49759 (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	1.38 ft	2026-10-21 09:40	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: North Run at Mountain Road at Glen Allen (usgs:0204241200). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/virginia/north-run-at-mountain-road-at-glen-allen

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