Shenandoah River level at Millville
West Virginia · Tubing & floating
Measured at USGS 01636500 — SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WV · NWS forecast point MILW2
Reading taken · as of 33 min ago
Running thin — a slow, scrapey float
At 624 CFS, this gauge is running 83% of normal for mid-September — below the 752 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 112 years of record (1895–2026).
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Flood stages at Millville
National Weather Service categories for gauge MILW2, WFO LWX. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 17.0 ft
- 17.0 ft Water reaches the railroad tracks along the river in Millville. Many roads and fields are flooded.
- 19.0 ft Water approaches the lower portion of a power substation near Millville Dam.
- 20.0 ft The 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.
- 25.0 ft Water covers the Route 115 bridge over the Shenandoah River.
- 28.0 ft Some homes along the river in the Avon Bend neighborhood are flooded.
- 42.0 ft A dike protects the Millville Quarry to approximately this level.
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Moderate flood 14.0 ft
- 14.0 ft Several 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.
- 15.0 ft Significant flooding of fields and the Cool Spring Battlefield near the river is occurring.
- 16.0 ft Significant 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.
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Minor flood 10.0 ft
- 10.0 ft Parts 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.
- 11.0 ft A small portion of Wilt Road (County Road 9/8) begins to flood. Water also begins to flow over Millville Dam.
- 12.0 ft Water 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.
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Action 8.0 ft
- 8.0 ft Water 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.
- 9.0 ft Water covers yards near the stream in Bloomery, West Virginia. Campers should move away from the river.
- Right now 1.55 ft
NWS forecast: 1.60 ft by .
Flow history at Millville
Daily values from USGS 01636500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for MILW2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Millville
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
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| 32.40 ft | 230,000 CFS | Oct 16, 1942 |
| 26.84 ft | 156,000 CFS | Sep 8, 1996 |
| 26.40 ft | 151,000 CFS | Jan 1, 1870 |
| 26.36 ft | 151,000 CFS | Mar 18, 1936 |
| 25.60 ft | 142,000 CFS | Nov 6, 1985 |
| 23.61 ft | 121,000 CFS | Jan 20, 1996 |
| 21.89 ft | 103,000 CFS | Jun 23, 1972 |
| 21.45 ft | 99,000 CFS | Aug 19, 1955 |
| 21.10 ft | 119,000 CFS | May 13, 1924 |
| 20.20 ft | 87,400 CFS | Apr 27, 1937 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Shenandoah River at Millville
In West Virginia — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Harpers Ferry rafting and tubing for the DC market.
Shenandoah River at Millville — common questions
3 questions
Does rain upstream change Shenandoah River at Millville quickly?
Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Shenandoah River at Millville high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 752 CFS, from 112 years of record (1895–2026). Today is 83% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 01636500 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for MILW2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.