Harvell Dam

Colonial Heights, Virginia

This area has steady, flowing water with rocks that cause small rapids. River grasses and shrubbery are present throughout the water and access areas, providing an array of wildlife in and around the river.

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Water Quality

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on May 25th, 2023. James River Association updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on May 26th, 2023 at 5:03 PM.

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Source Information

James River Association manages the James River Watch program - a water quality monitoring initiative covering locations throughout the James watershed. Partners from across Virginia support and contribute valuable data to the program, including Rivanna Conservation Alliance, American Water, Virginia State University, Peninsula Master Naturalists, Twin River Outfitters, Riverside Outfitters, Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District and Appomattox River Company.

Water samples are collected and processed for fecal coliform bacteria, turbidity, air/water temperature, conductivity and salinity (at brackish water sites). Once bacteria results are available (approximately 24-hours after sample collection), results are immediately posted on the James River Watch website (www.jamesriverwatch.org) and on the Swim Guide to inform the public of river conditions.

Samples are collected every Thursday from May (Memorial Day) to September (Labor Day). A station is posted red if it exceeds safe swimming condition threholds for fecal coliform bacteria. The Virginia swimming standards are: >or= 235 cfu/100 mL (Freshwater stations); >or= 104 cfu/100mL (Brackish stations).

High bacteria levels and/or elevated river heights can trigger an unsafe notification at www.jamesriverwatch.org.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Rockett's Landing Richmond, Virginia	Richmond, Virginia	Historical Status
Old City Point Waterfront Park Hopewell, Virginia	Hopewell, Virginia	Historical Status
Hopewell Rt. 10 Bridge Hopewell, Virginia	Hopewell, Virginia	Historical Status
Osborne Landing Henrico, Virginia	Henrico, Virginia	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Rockett's Landing

Richmond, Virginia

Historical Status

Old City Point Waterfront Park

Hopewell, Virginia

Historical Status

Hopewell Rt. 10 Bridge

Hopewell, Virginia

Historical Status

Osborne Landing

Henrico, Virginia

Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.