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N F SHENANDOAH RIVER

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N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT COOTES STORE, VA

VIRGINIA38.6371°N, -78.8528°W Updated 57 min ago

FLOW RATE

19cfs

GAUGE HT

2.40ft

AIR TEMP

94°F

WIND

4mph NW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

19cfs 85.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 17–23 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

21.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

19cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.40ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.5in

≈ normal

18.51 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.36 in).

YTD Total

18.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.1–24.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.48" · normal 2.67" (1.2–4.1)

Jan

Feb: 1.85" · normal 2.41" (1.1–4.5)

Feb

Mar: 3.82" · normal 3.26" (1.7–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.45" · normal 3.25" (1.6–4.6)

Apr

May: 5.22" · normal 3.72" (1.5–6.2)

May

Jun: 2.69" · normal 2.83" (1.5–4.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 3.06" (1.5–4.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.27" (1.1–4.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.59" (0.8–7.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.69" (0.7–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.43" (1.0–3.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.85" (1.6–4.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:04 PM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:12 UTC

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