City: Scottsville, VA
County: Fluvanna County
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 37.74038457, -78.40753946
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Runs on James River
12 runs
There are no whitewater runs within 50 miles of this access site.
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
I-II
51 mi away
3. Snowdon (Route 501/130) to Six Mile
30.2 mi
I-II
62 mi away
4. Upper James into Richmond
4.5 mi
III-IV
66 mi away
5. Lower James through Richmond
2.5 mi
II+(III)
68 mi away
2. Glasgow to Snowdon
4.8 mi
11 ft/mi
I-II
73 mi away
1.8. Alpine to Glasgow
10.0 mi
I(II)
83 mi away
1.6. Arcadia to Alpine
4.8 mi
I-II
86 mi away
1.4. Buchanan to Arcadia
6.2 mi
7 ft/mi
I
89 mi away
1.2. Springwood to Buchanan
4.8 mi
I-II
93 mi away
1. Eagle Rock (Route 43) to Springwood (Route 630)
17.0 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
94 mi away
01. Iron Gate to Glen Wilton
4.1 mi
I-II
97 mi away
02. Glen Wilton to Gala
7.3 mi
I
97 mi away
03. Gala to Eagle Rock
3.9 mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
The Hardware River access site in Scottsville provides boat launch access to the James River, a major river system in Virginia. The James River at this location is a large river (Stream Order 7) with an average flow of 668 cubic feet per second and a moderate current of approximately 2.41 feet per second. The river gradient averages 1 foot per mile in this region. This section of the James River is suitable for various boating activities and offers access to a significant waterway that drains 10,319 square miles of Virginia and West Virginia watershed.