USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02030000 HARDWARE RIVER BELOW BRIERY CREEK, NEAR SCOTTSVILLE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 37°48'45", long 78°27'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Fluvanna County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080203, , on downstream side of State Highway 637 bridge on handrail, 0.8 miles downstream from Briery Creek, 2.4 miles northeast of Scottsville and 10.8 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 116 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 952: 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1940, 1943. WSP 1032: 1940, 1944.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1938 to September 1995, October 1996 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Published as "below Briery Run" prior to October 1990.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 295.112 (± 0.1) ft above NAVD 88
COOPERATION - Records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to September 2008.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - October 2006 to September 2008.
COOPERATION - Daily records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature monitor. Electronic data logger with 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 99 microsiemens/cm, Aug. 11, 2007; minimum, 21 microsiemens/cm, Oct. 7, 2007.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.7°C, Aug. 9, 2007, June 10, 2008; minimum, -0.1°C, Feb. 6, 2007.