James River At Cartersville, Va Realtime Data
JAMES RIVER AT CARTERSVILLE, VA
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
1,720
Discharge (cfs)
1.0
Gauge Height (ft)
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 1,340 cfs, and a gauge height of 0.97 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 1,273 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river is also affected by the presence of the James River and Kanawha Canal and the dams associated with it, including the Cartersville Dam. Flow rates typically fluctuate seasonally, with higher flows in the spring due to snowmelt and rainfall, and lower flows in the summer and fall. Interestingly, the James River was once a major transportation route for goods and people in Virginia, with steamboats traveling up and down the river for many years. Today, the river is popular for recreational activities like fishing, canoeing, and kayaking.
July 14, 2026
| Elevation | 161.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 0.97 ft |
| Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N | 0.07 mg/l as N |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 1340.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 263.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 6.8 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 1.7 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 8.0 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 27.5 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 67% |
| Year Over Year Average | 2,600 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 101,000 cfs |
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