North Fork Shenandoah River

River in Virginia, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 770 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

330

cfs · 54 min ago

Normal for today

164

cfs median, 101 yrs

Water temp

°F · 54 min ago

Gage height

2.28

Above normal for the date201% of medianUSGS gauge 01634000

Thirty-day mean discharge · 114–283 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA01634000	330 cfs	61°F	54 min ago
N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MOUNT JACKSON, VA01633000	2,140 cfs	60°F	39 min ago
N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT COOTES STORE, VA01632000	1,580 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 164 cfs over 101 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 113 and 240 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near North Fork Shenandoah River

North Fork Shenandoah River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Jackson River (76 mi), Elk River (88 mi), Youghiogheny River (92 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for North Fork Shenandoah River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: peak	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Quill Gordon	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: active	December: peak
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Grannom	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Isonychia	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: active	August: peak	September: peak	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on North Fork Shenandoah River

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