About this river
South Fork Shenandoah River is a 5.9 mile river near Middle River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S F Shenandoah River near Lynnwood, VA (site 01628500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2026
South Fork Shenandoah River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 318 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,500 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 765 | 457 to 1,360 | |
| February | 987 | 609 to 1,680 | |
| March | 1,200 | 801 to 1,970 | |
| April | 1,025 | 689 to 1,805 | |
| May | 905 | 603 to 1,410 | |
| June | 565 | 404 to 890 | |
| July | 404 | 310 to 582 | |
| August | 358 | 258 to 547 | |
| September | 318 | 240 to 509 | |
| October | 325 | 239 to 534 | |
| November | 401 | 268 to 802 | |
| December | 644 | 335 to 1,090 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S F Shenandoah River near Lynnwood, VA (site 01628500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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