James River And Kanawha Canal Near Richmond, VA

USGS Site No: 02037000 • James River • Henrico County, VA

James River And Kanawha Canal Near Richmond, VA on the James River is currently at 137 cfs (Normal — 31th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.88 ft.

Reading from

137
CFS Discharge
6.88
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1
25th Low threshold 69
50th (Median) Normal (median) 369 Today: 137 cfs
75th High threshold 822
95th Very High threshold 947

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

1.2k 583 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 137 —
May 27, 2026 137 —
May 26, 2026 137 —
May 25, 2026 137 —
May 24, 2026 137 —
May 23, 2026 137 —
May 22, 2026 137 —
May 21, 2026 137 —
May 20, 2026 146 —
May 19, 2026 153 —
May 18, 2026 153 —
May 17, 2026 153 —
May 16, 2026 153 —
May 15, 2026 153 —
Apr 21, 2026 153 —
Apr 20, 2026 153 —
Apr 19, 2026 153 —
Apr 18, 2026 153 —
Apr 17, 2026 153 —
Apr 16, 2026 153 —
Apr 15, 2026 153 —
Apr 14, 2026 153 —
Apr 13, 2026 153 —
Apr 12, 2026 153 —
Apr 11, 2026 153 —
Apr 10, 2026 157 —
Apr 9, 2026 164 —
Apr 8, 2026 164 —
Apr 7, 2026 164 —
Apr 6, 2026 164 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
02037000
State
VA
Coordinates
37.5646, -77.5742
Drainage Area
67 mi²
Datum (ft)
105.1
HUC Code
02080205
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
164 cfs
Mar 13, 2026
Min discharge
24 cfs
May 4, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges