About this river
North Fork Shenandoah River is a 4.9 mile river near Shenandoah River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge N F Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, VA (site 01632000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
North Fork Shenandoah River typically runs highest in March, at a median 208 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,400 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 45 to 216 | |
| February | 143 | 67 to 293 | |
| March | 208 | 117 to 393 | |
| April | 178 | 86 to 343 | |
| May | 132 | 68 to 303 | |
| June | 44 | 24 to 106 | |
| July | 18 | 8.4 to 45 | |
| August | 14 | 4.0 to 41 | |
| September | 9.3 | 3.0 to 35 | |
| October | 13 | 4.7 to 52 | |
| November | 31 | 12 to 116 | |
| December | 78 | 29 to 174 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for N F Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, VA (site 01632000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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