Shenandoah River at Millville

1. 42.00 ftA dike protects the Millville Quarry to approximately this level.
2. 28.00 ftSome homes along the river in the Avon Bend neighborhood are flooded.
3. 25.00 ftWater covers the Route 115 bridge over the Shenandoah River.
4. 20.00 ftThe railroad tracks between Millville and Harpers Ferry are flooded. Water reaches homes in Bloomery, and covers most backyards along the river in the Avon Bend community.
5. 19.00 ftWater approaches the lower portion of a power substation near Millville Dam.
6. 17.00 ftWater reaches the railroad tracks along the river in Millville. Many roads and fields are flooded.
7. 16.00 ftSignificant portions of Bloomery Road /County Road 27/ are flooded between Millville Dam and Millville, and near Bloomery. Several other roads in Jefferson and Clarke Counties are flooded and closed. Water approaches a garage on Bloomery Road. Flooding begins at docks and backyards on the river side of Avon Bend Road.
8. 15.00 ftSignificant flooding of fields and the Cool Spring Battlefield near the river is occurring.
9. 14.00 ftSeveral roads along the river in Jefferson and Clarke Counties are flooded and closed. Most of Watermelon Park is flooded, along with a significant portion of the Cool Spring Battlefield property.
10. 12.00 ftWater reaches the river access at Wagon Trail Place near Harpers Ferry, and completely covers the parking lot of the lower boat ramp at Millville Dam. Portions of the Cool Spring Battlefield begin to flood.
11. 11.00 ftA small portion of Wilt Road (County Road 9/8) begins to flood. Water also begins to flow over Millville Dam.
12. 10.00 ftParts of Bloomery Road and John Rissler Road are flooded near Bloomery, West Virginia. Once these roads flood, access to homes is impaired but the homes themselves are not in any danger of flooding. Moulton Park and the Millville boat launch are also flooded.
13. 9.00 ftWater covers yards near the stream in Bloomery, West Virginia. Campers should move away from the river.
14. 8.00 ftWater begins to approach Bloomery Road /County Road 27/ near Bloomery, West Virginia, and a couple roads alongside the river in Clarke County, Virginia. Campers should move away from the river.

Chance of flooding, October to December

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 28, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 15, 2025: 13.27 ft
• October 3, 2024: 10.26 ft
• October 2, 2024: 11.67 ft
• March 2, 2021: 9.54 ft
• May 2, 2020: 9.45 ft
• December 22, 2018: 12.56 ft
• December 17, 2018: 12.77 ft
• September 29, 2018: 12.98 ft
• September 19, 2018: 13.50 ft
• June 24, 2018: 12.62 ft

• UpstreamNorth Fork Shenandoah River at Strasburg
• Piney Run (VA) at Lovettsville
• Potomac River at Harpers Ferry
• Bullskin Run at Kabletown
• Potomac River
• North Fork Catoctin Creek at Waterford
• Potomac River at Shepherdstown
• South Fork Catoctin Creek at Waterford
• Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations. Stage may be affected by ice.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.