North Fork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, VA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 01632000 sits on the North Fork Shenandoah River and reads everything draining 210 square miles of the North Fork Shenandoah basin. Its datum sits 1,051 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1925, 101 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from North Fork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, VA at 508 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 41% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Shenandoah River runs a median of 63 cfs at this gauge across 101 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 208 cfs, and September the leanest at 9.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 26,400 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 1957.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1925 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Fork Shenandoah River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 27.9 feet, in September 1996.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COOV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.