Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond water level

Name: Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Upham Brook, Virginia, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.06ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT (18 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond reads 4.06 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.99 ft and 5.95 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 Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond

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

20 Tue 69° 43° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 65° 45° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 69° 41° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 65° 49° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 66° 47° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 67° 48° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 71° 50° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 11 hr, 4 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on Upham Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Upham Brook near RichmondRiver gauge, Upham Brook	4.62 ft	No reference yet	−0.09 ft	2.5 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
James River near RichmondRiver gauge, James River	3.88 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	5.1 mi
James River and Kanawha Canal near RichmondCanal gauge, James River and Kanawha Canal	162 cfs	Normal	+12.0 cfs	6 mi
Totopotomoy Creek near StudleyRiver gauge, Totopotomoy Creek	10.0 cfs	Normal	−5.5 cfs	12 mi
Pamunkey River near HanoverRiver gauge, Pamunkey River	172 cfs	Normal	−32.0 cfs	14 mi
South Anna River near AshlandRiver gauge, South Anna River	1.93 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	14 mi
North Anna River at Hart Corner near DoswellRiver gauge, North Anna River	67.5 cfs	Normal	−10.0 cfs	17 mi
Little River near DoswellRiver gauge, Little River	17.0 cfs	Normal	−3.0 cfs	19 mi
Moncuin Creek below Us Highway 360 near ManquinRiver gauge, Moncuin Creek	15.5 cfs	Normal	−1.7 cfs	19 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 Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT, the water level was 4.06 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at 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:02042410 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.59893, -77.46549 (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	4.06 ft	2026-10-20 18:40	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Upham Brook at Spring Park at RT 161 at Richmond (usgs:02042410). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/virginia/upham-brook-at-spring-park-at-rt-161-at-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