Friends of the Shenandoah River

May 20, 2026

Most of Virginia is now under a Drought Warning!

Most of Virginia is now under a Drought Warning! According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in coordination with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, the drought warning advisory has expanded to include 94 counties and 33 cities across the Commonwealth. The following areas in the Shenandoah Watershed are included in the warning […]

Lowest Flow Rates Recorded in Shenandoah River watershed!

05.09.2026 USGS Gauge Shenandoah River at Millville WV Flow rate 05.09.226: 832ft^3/s Lowest recorded flow measurement in the past 111 yrs. 884.0ft^3/s

This Shenandoah River is setting records — and not the kind we want to see! On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the flow levels in the North Fork, South Fork, and Main-stem of the Shenandoah River all fell below previous record lows, in some cases breaking nearly 100 years of recorded river flow data. These historic […]