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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

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

Lowest Flow Rates Recorded in Shenandoah River watershed!

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

Protect Grassland Birds and Get Paid to Do It

The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative’s Financial Incentives Program Application is NOW Open! The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative provides financial support for two best management practices (BMPs) that benefit both working

Drought Indicators and key to Drought Map: Precipitation (Prcp) Groundwater Levels (GW) Streamflow (Flow) Reservoir Levels (Res)

EMERGENCY! Groundwater in the Shenandoah River Watershed is Critically Low

Despite some recent precipitation, the Shenandoah River watershed continues to be under drought watch status due to insufficient and infrequent rainfall. Of greater concern is the ongoing lack of groundwater

Shenandoah River Watershed is Under a Drought Watch Advisory

September 22, 2025 | Richmond, VA – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in coordination with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, has issued drought watch advisories for counties

FOSR is committed to providing public access to our data

Friends of the Shenandoah River (FOSR) is committed to providing public access to our data. We provide unrestricted access to our Summer Weekly E. coli Testing Program results, and have

Courtesy of The River 95.3 FM: In this edition of the Shenandoah River Reports, Mark updates us on bacteria in the Shenandoah. Brought to you by Front Royal Outdoor, who makes your Summer last longer with some South Fork adventure!

Shenandoah Riverkeeper Spotlights FOSR’s E. coli Testing Program

In case you missed Mark Frondorf’s, the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, great radio spot on The River 95.3 FM last week you can listen to it here https://theriver953.com/river-report-8-22-25/ A big thank you

Bethany documenting in-situ stream measurements and observations at Hawksbill Creek

Bethany, Good-bye and THANK YOU!

It’s that time of year again when we say goodbye to our summer interns as they return to continue or complete their education. This summer, we were lucky to have

Know Before You Go

Friends of the Shenandoah River provides regular accredited E. coli concentration data to assist you in making informed decisions about recreational use of the river. We test for E. coli

Lastest Testing Results at a Glance July 23, 2025

Our latest E. coli testing from July 23 reveals a mixed picture across the Shenandoah River and its tributaries. While most sites were within EPA guidelines for recreation, a few

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“I have found the data FOSR collects and presents on the internet a valuable resource when investigating potential restoration projects and determining baseline water quality conditions for streams that overlap TU’s priorities and FOSR’s monitoring.”

—Seth Coffman, Shenandoah Headwaters Home Rivers Coordinator

“I have found the data FOSR collects and presents on the internet a valuable resource when investigating potential restoration projects and determining baseline water quality conditions for streams that overlap TU’s priorities and FOSR’s monitoring.”

—Seth Coffman, Shenandoah Headwaters Home Rivers Coordinator