VA · Shenandoah basin · HUC 02070005

South Fork Shenandoah River

Running low

16th percentile
streamflow volume of its normal range
3 gauges reporting
3 below normal
Good water quality
at 4 of 9 sampling sites
Poor worst reading
at 3 of 9 sampling sites, first at Rt. 708 Bridge
1,634sq mi drains to the lowest gauge
98.8mi long, head to mouth

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20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 North Fork Shenandoah River 1,034 sq mi Shenandoah River North River 819 sq mi South River 234.2 sq mi SQ MISQ MI 8.6 Madison Run 2.1 Deep Run 4.6 Lower Lewis Run 13.5 Big Run 26.8 Cub Run 3.9 Onemile Run 7.8 Stony Run 3.5 Twomile Run 2.2 Bonnie Brook 6.1 Gap Run 1.9 Monger Run 15.2 Hawksbill Creek 15.5 Elk Run 7.1 Dry Run 3 Humes Run 43.8 Naked Creek 4.7 Peterfish Run 4.1 Fultz Run 15.4 Cub Run 6.5 Honey Run 9.2 Stony Run 10.4 Big Run 12.9 Mill Creek 89.1 Hawksbill Creek 18.5 Jeremys Run 8 Dry Run 5.3 Overall Run 3.6 Dry Run 13.8 Flint Run 27.3 Gooney Run 11 Cabin Run Port Republic Elkton Shenandoah Front Royal Rt. 708 Bridge Lynnwood Riverside Park (formerly Merck Park) ~1 Mile Upstream Humes Run South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream O Luray Rt. 211 Bridge 1/2 Mile Downstream Hazard Mill Launch Rt. 613 Bridge Karo Bo U.s. Luray Landing In Front Royal Water Intake Front Royal

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flow gauge selected, chart below water quality site water good water fair water poor no grade yet town on the river

Rt. 708 Bridge

mile 96.2 Open full chart
Water quality poor sampled 2 months ago
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Rt. 708 Bridge
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Lynnwood

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1,079 sq mi drains to here +5% vs. 7 days ago

The uppermost gauge on this reach. Flow here is low for early September.

joins between Lynnwood and Luray
Unnamed / ungauged inflow~293 sq mi, not measured

Riverside Park (formerly Merck Park)

mile 83.1 Open full chart
Water quality good last sampled over a year ago
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Riverside Park (formerly Merck Park)
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~1 Mile Upstream Humes Run

mile 78.7 Open full chart
Water quality poor last sampled over a year ago
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~1 Mile Upstream Humes Run
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South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream O

mile 75.1 Open full chart
Water quality good last sampled over a year ago
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South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream O
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Luray

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1,372 sq mi drains to here -8% vs. 7 days ago

Flow here is low for a typical day of the year. The river collects another 293 square miles of drainage between Lynnwood and here.

joins between Luray and Front Royal
Unnamed / ungauged inflow~262 sq mi, not measured

Rt. 211 Bridge

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Water quality fair sampled 3 months ago
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Rt. 211 Bridge
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1/2 Mile Downstream Hazard Mill Launch

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Water quality good sampled 3 months ago
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1/2 Mile Downstream Hazard Mill Launch
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Rt. 613 Bridge

mile 18.5 Open full chart
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Rt. 613 Bridge
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Karo Bo

mile 10 Open full chart
Water quality fair last sampled over a year ago
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Karo Bo
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U.s. Luray Landing In Front Royal

mile 3.9 Open full chart
Water quality good sampled 3 months ago
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U.s. Luray Landing In Front Royal
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Water Intake

mile 3.5 Open full chart
Water quality poor sampled 1 month ago
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Water Intake
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Front Royal

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1,634 sq mi drains to here +17% vs. 7 days ago

The lowest gauge on this reach. Flow here is low for a typical day of the year. The river collects another 262 square miles of drainage between Luray and here.

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