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Around Hardware River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Hardware River is a 23.0 mile river near James River Reeling & Rafting in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville, VA (site 02030000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Hardware River typically runs highest in March, at a median 141 cfs, and lowest in September, at 35 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,400 cfs, in 1969.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 106 | 66 to 168 |
| February | 129 | 82 to 200 |
| March | 141 | 99 to 217 |
| April | 128 | 87 to 199 |
| May | 102 | 68 to 158 |
| June | 75 | 45 to 112 |
| July | 51 | 29 to 79 |
| August | 41 | 22 to 71 |
| September | 35 | 20 to 65 |
| October | 41 | 24 to 82 |
| November | 60 | 38 to 104 |
| December | 92 | 52 to 150 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hardware River below Briery Run near Scottsville, VA (site 02030000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Hardware River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hardware RiverJames RiverPublic
- ScottsvilleJames RiverPublic
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