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James River at Bedford Dam near Major

A gauge on the James River in Bedford County, Virginia. Its stage was 5.79 ft as of Sep 27, 3:15 AM EDT.

Gauge JBDV2Bedford County, VirginiaEvery gauge in Virginia

Stage now
5.79 ftreported Sep 27, 3:15 AM EDT
24 hour change
No changesince Sep 26, 3:15 AM
Rank
97of 731 in Virginia, Sep 27
Elevation
646 ftabove sea level
County
Bedford County
Position
37.5778° N, 79.3767° W
Record since
2010

Water level

James River at Bedford Dam near Major

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at James River at Bedford Dam near Major: the water from 5.79 to 5.81 feet of stage, the latest 5.79 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 5.81 FT, SEP 26, 12:15 PM · LOW 5.79 FT, SEP 26, 4:00 AM5.755.785.805.835.856 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 273 AM5.79
Latest
5.79 ftSep 27, 3:15 AM
Highest
5.81 ftSep 26, 12:15 PM
Lowest
5.79 ftSep 26, 4:00 AM
Range
0.02 fthighest less lowest
Change
No changesince Sep 26, 4:00 AM
Readings
90
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 3:15 AM5.79
Sep 27, 3:00 AM5.79
Sep 27, 2:45 AM5.79
Sep 27, 2:30 AM5.79
Sep 27, 2:15 AM5.79
Sep 27, 2:00 AM5.79
Sep 27, 1:45 AM5.79
Sep 27, 1:30 AM5.79
Sep 27, 1:15 AM5.79
Sep 27, 1:00 AM5.79
Sep 27, 12:45 AM5.79
Sep 27, 12:30 AM5.79
Sep 27, 12:15 AM5.79
Sep 27, 12:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 11:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 11:30 PM5.79
Sep 26, 11:15 PM5.79
Sep 26, 11:00 PM5.79
Sep 26, 10:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 10:30 PM5.79
Sep 26, 10:15 PM5.79
Sep 26, 10:00 PM5.79
Sep 26, 9:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 9:30 PM5.79
Sep 26, 9:15 PM5.80
Sep 26, 9:00 PM5.79
Sep 26, 8:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 8:30 PM5.79
Sep 26, 8:15 PM5.79
Sep 26, 8:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 7:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 7:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 7:15 PM5.80
Sep 26, 7:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 6:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 6:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 6:15 PM5.81
Sep 26, 6:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 5:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 5:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 5:15 PM5.80
Sep 26, 5:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 4:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 4:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 4:15 PM5.80
Sep 26, 4:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 3:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 3:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 3:15 PM5.80
Sep 26, 3:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 2:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 2:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 2:15 PM5.79
Sep 26, 2:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 1:45 PM5.81
Sep 26, 1:30 PM5.80
Sep 26, 12:15 PM5.81
Sep 26, 12:00 PM5.80
Sep 26, 11:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 11:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 11:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 11:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 10:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 10:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 10:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 10:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 9:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 9:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 9:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 9:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 8:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 8:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 8:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 8:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 7:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 7:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 7:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 7:00 AM5.80
Sep 26, 6:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 6:30 AM5.80
Sep 26, 6:15 AM5.80
Sep 26, 6:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 5:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 5:30 AM5.80
Sep 26, 5:15 AM5.79
Sep 26, 5:00 AM5.79
Sep 26, 4:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 4:30 AM5.79
Sep 26, 4:15 AM5.80
Sep 26, 4:00 AM5.79
Water level, 7 days at James River at Bedford Dam near Major: the water from 5.77 to 5.81 feet of stage, the latest 5.79 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 5.81 FT, SEP 23, 9:15 PM · LOW 5.77 FT, SEP 20, 1:45 PM5.765.785.805.82Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 275.79
Latest
5.79 ftSep 27, 3:15 AM
Highest
5.81 ftSep 23, 9:15 PM
Lowest
5.77 ftSep 20, 1:45 PM
Range
0.04 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.01 ftsince Sep 20, 4:00 AM
Readings
650
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 3:15 AM5.79
Sep 27, 2:45 AM5.79
Sep 27, 1:45 AM5.79
Sep 27, 12:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 11:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 10:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 9:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 8:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 7:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 6:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 5:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 4:45 PM5.80
Sep 26, 3:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 2:45 PM5.79
Sep 26, 1:45 PM5.81
Sep 26, 12:15 PM5.81
Sep 26, 11:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 10:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 9:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 8:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 7:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 6:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 5:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 4:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 3:45 AM5.79
Sep 26, 2:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 1:45 AM5.80
Sep 26, 12:45 AM5.80
Sep 25, 11:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 10:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 9:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 8:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 7:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 6:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 5:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 4:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 3:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 2:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 1:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 12:45 PM5.79
Sep 25, 11:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 10:45 AM5.78
Sep 25, 9:45 AM5.78
Sep 25, 8:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 7:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 6:45 AM5.78
Sep 25, 5:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 4:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 3:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 2:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 1:45 AM5.79
Sep 25, 12:45 AM5.79
Sep 24, 11:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 10:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 9:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 8:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 7:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 6:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 5:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 4:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 3:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 2:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 1:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 12:45 PM5.79
Sep 24, 11:45 AM5.79
Sep 24, 10:45 AM5.79
Sep 24, 9:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 8:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 7:45 AM5.79
Sep 24, 6:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 5:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 4:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 3:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 2:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 1:45 AM5.80
Sep 24, 12:45 AM5.80
Sep 23, 11:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 10:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 9:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 8:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 7:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 6:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 5:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 4:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 3:45 PM5.80
Sep 23, 2:45 PM5.79
Sep 23, 1:45 PM5.79
Sep 23, 12:45 PM5.79
Sep 23, 11:45 AM5.79
Sep 23, 10:45 AM5.79
Sep 23, 9:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 8:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 7:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 6:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 5:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 4:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 3:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 2:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 1:45 AM5.78
Sep 23, 12:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 11:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 10:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 9:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 8:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 7:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 6:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 5:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 4:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 3:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 2:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 1:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 12:45 PM5.78
Sep 22, 11:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 10:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 9:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 8:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 7:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 6:15 AM5.78
Sep 22, 5:45 AM5.78
Sep 22, 3:15 AM5.77
Sep 22, 2:45 AM5.77
Sep 22, 1:45 AM5.77
Sep 22, 12:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 11:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 10:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 9:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 8:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 7:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 6:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 5:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 4:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 3:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 2:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 1:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 12:45 PM5.77
Sep 21, 11:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 10:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 9:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 8:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 7:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 6:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 5:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 4:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 3:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 2:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 1:45 AM5.77
Sep 21, 12:45 AM5.77
Sep 20, 11:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 10:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 9:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 8:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 7:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 6:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 5:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 4:45 PM5.78
Sep 20, 3:45 PM5.78
Sep 20, 2:45 PM5.78
Sep 20, 1:45 PM5.77
Sep 20, 12:45 PM5.79
Sep 20, 11:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 10:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 9:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 8:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 7:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 6:15 AM5.78
Sep 20, 5:45 AM5.78
Sep 20, 4:45 AM5.78
Water level, 30 days at James River at Bedford Dam near Major: the water from 5.35 to 6.25 feet of stage, the latest 5.79 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 6.25 FT, AUG 29, 9:00 AM · LOW 5.35 FT, SEP 15, 4:00 PM5.35.55.86.06.36.5Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 225.79
Latest
5.79 ftSep 27, 3:15 AM
Highest
6.25 ftAug 29, 9:00 AM
Lowest
5.35 ftSep 15, 4:00 PM
Range
0.90 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.32 ftsince Aug 28, 4:00 AM
Readings
2,814
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 275.795.795.795.7914
Sep 265.815.795.805.7992
Sep 255.805.775.795.7996
Sep 245.815.795.795.7996
Sep 235.815.785.795.8096
Sep 225.785.775.785.7884
Sep 215.775.775.775.7796
Sep 205.795.775.785.7784
Sep 195.805.785.795.7892
Sep 185.855.455.685.8096
Sep 175.815.555.765.6392
Sep 165.815.805.805.8092
Sep 155.815.355.605.8196
Sep 145.925.585.725.5896
Sep 135.795.785.795.7996
Sep 125.795.785.795.7992
Sep 115.795.775.785.7896
Sep 105.805.785.795.7896
Sep 95.795.785.795.7996
Sep 85.815.785.805.7892
Sep 75.815.805.815.8196
Sep 65.835.805.815.8192
Sep 55.825.815.815.8188
Sep 45.825.525.715.8196
Sep 35.885.535.665.5592
Sep 25.865.525.625.8696
Sep 15.615.505.575.5996
Aug 315.945.535.705.5496
Aug 305.945.435.605.9496
Aug 296.255.525.815.6296
Aug 286.005.475.615.6080

How it reports

Rank
97of 731 in Virginia, Sep 27
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
31 of 31100% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Sep 26, 12:15 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 3:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
20 min9 in 10 within 20 min

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Near James River at Bedford Dam near Major

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.