Shenandoah River River Levels

Last Updated: December 4, 2025

The Shenandoah River is a 150-mile long tributary of the Potomac River that flows through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and West Virginia.


Summary

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Shenandoah River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the Shenandoah River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .

       
River Streamflow Levels
Streamgauge Streamflow Gauge Stage 24hr Change (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
Shenandoah River At Millville
USGS 01636500
624 cfs 1.59 ft 3.48
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile

The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, 55.6 miles (89.5 km) long with two forks approximately 100 miles (160 km) long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The principal tributary of the Potomac, the river and its tributaries drain the central and lower Shenandoah Valley and the Page Valley in the Appalachians on the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in northwestern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.