USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01663500 HAZEL RIVER AT RIXEYVILLE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°35'30", long 77°57'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Culpeper County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080103, on right bank, 40 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 229, 0.5 mi upstream from Waterford Run, 1.2 mi northeast of Rixeyville, 2.8 mi downstream from Thornton River, and 9.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 285 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 971: 1942. WSP 1922: 1957-58. OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1942 to October 1992, October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 287.74 ft (+/- 0.08 ft) above NAVD of 1988. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a level 2 GNSS survey (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID18) by USGS on October 25, 2022 and tied to RM-1. Prior to Sept. 30, 1992 water-stage recorder at site on right downstream side of bridge, at present datum. Oct. 1, 2001 to current year, at present site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Apr. 26, 1937 reached a stage of 28.4 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 43,500 ft³/s, from information by local residents.