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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02037000 JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL NEAR RICHMOND, VA
LOCATION - Lat 37°33'52", long 77°34'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Henrico County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080205, on left bank 75 ft downstream from Canal bridge, 400 ft downstream from head gates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Bosher Dam on James River, 1.6 mi upstream from Huguenot Memorial Bridge, and 2.0 mi west of Richmond city limits.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1936 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.14 ± 0.10 ft. above NAVD88. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum of 109.13 ft NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - Records were provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
REMARKS - Canal diverts from James River 1,200 ft upstream from Bosher Dam and discharges into river at several points downstream from gaging station near Richmond. Beginning with the 1969 water year, the descriptive statement that above 2,540 ft³/s, gage height, 14.5 ft, there is interchange of flow with the James River and that discharge above 2,540 ft³/s is included in discharge for the James River near Richmond (station 02037500) has been used. Daily discharges in excess of 2,540 ft³/s for water years 1937-68 should be used with caution until historical records of canal construction and modifications can be reviewed. Figures given show flow in canal only. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow: Interchange of flow with James River makes maximum discharge indeterminate. Instantaneous low flow: No flow at times when head gates were closed.
