Shenandoah Watershed
 

 

General Information about the Shenandoah Watershed

Public Health Advisories and Aquatic Life Concerns

Groups Active In Your Basin

Data From Your Basin

 

General Information about the Shenandoah Watershed (From October 2002 305(b) Report, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality)

The Shenandoah Basin begins in Augusta County in flow in a northeasterly direction approximately 100 miles to the West Virginia State line.  The topography of the Basin is characterized by rolling hills and valleys bordered by the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east.  The Massanutten Mountain Range divides the Shenandoah River into the North and South Forks.  Tributaries of the Shenandoah exhibit steep profiles as they drain the surrounding mountain ridge.  Forty-five percent of the basin is forested due to the large amount of federally owned land and steep topography.  Farmland and pasture account for 39% of the land area and 16% is classified as urban. 

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Public Health Advisories and Aquatic Life Concerns  (From October 2002 305(b) Report, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality)

South River and South Fork Shenandoah River Mercury 103 Miles from Waynesboro to the Page/Warren County Line. Health Advisory for Fish Consumption: People should eat no more than one meal (2 pounds) per week of fish from these waters.  Small children and pregnant women should advised not to consume any fish from these waters.  Contact your local health department for more information.
South Fork Shenandoah River, North Fork Shenandoah River, Shenandoah River PCB South Fork from State Route 619 downstream to the Shenandoah Headwaters; from the North Fork Shenandoah River at its confluence with Passage Creek downstream to the Shenandoah River; Shenandoah River from its confluence to the Virginia/West Virginia State Line - approximately 45 stream miles. Health Advisory for Fish Consumption: A fish caught in these waters should not be consumed.  Contact your local health department for more information.
Lewis Creek PCB

from Rt. 252 south of Staunton downstream to the confluence of the Middle River

The advisory recommends eating no more than two meals a monthof bluehead chub or white sucker and pregnant women and children are advised not to eat any of these fish.
       

 

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Groups Active In Your Basin

If your group is active in this watershed and you would like your information posted (contact person, activities, sites you monitor, stories, etc), please e-mail Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or call (804) 615-5036.

Shenandoah Pure Water 2000
contact:
Bruce Lundeen
www.purewaterforum.org

Warren County Izaak Walton League of America
contact:
John Bender
 

Page County Monitors
contact:
 Natalie Zuckerman
 

North River Monitors
contact:

South River Monitors
contact:

Valley Conservation Council  
 www.valleyconservation.org

Friends of the Shenandoah River  
 www.fosr.org

Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River  
 www.fnfsr.org

 

 

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Data From Your Basin

Use the link above to take you to the VA SOS Monitoring Results Page.

For older data sets or different data format (such as an excel spreadsheet) please contact Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or (804) 615-5036

If you collected data through 2001 and you can't find it here,
please contact Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or (804) 615-5036.

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