North Fork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, 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 01633000 sits on the North Fork Shenandoah River and reads everything draining 508 square miles of the North Fork Shenandoah basin. Its datum sits 838 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1944, 82 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is North Fork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, VA, reading 210 square miles. This gauge adds the 298 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Shenandoah River runs a median of 184 cfs at this gauge across 82 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 466 cfs, and September the leanest at 62 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 32,200 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 1.8 cfs in 1999.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1944 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 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.2 feet, in September 1996.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MOJV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.