North Fork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, 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 01634000 sits on the North Fork Shenandoah River and reads everything draining 770 square miles of the North Fork Shenandoah basin. Its datum sits 493 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

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is North Fork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, VA, reading 508 square miles. This gauge adds the 262 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Shenandoah River runs a median of 320 cfs at this gauge across 101 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 700 cfs, and September the leanest at 144 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 60,700 cfs in 1996, and the lowest is 35 cfs in 1986.

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 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 32.3 feet, in September 1996.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STGV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.