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South Fork Shenandoah River

River in Virginia, past Alma, Bentonville, Elkton, Front Royal, Goods Mill, Island Ford, Lick Bottom Hollow, Luray, Newport, Port Republic, Rileyville and Shenandoah

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work

Sources checked: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC. · Updated

Estimated downstream stretches on South Fork Shenandoah River

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Caution: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to South Fork Shenandoah River

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports linked to South Fork Shenandoah River, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to Oct 12, 7:54 AMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 33,146 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:11 AMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 1,344 gallons report · notice · mapended
Town of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 354 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 6, 1:56 AMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 4,139 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:42 PMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 8,526 gallons report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · Bypass · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to May 22, 2:45 PMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 54,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:00 PMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 20,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 1:15 PMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 7,365 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 19 ’25, 9:54 PMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 37,944 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 15 ’25, 6:08 AMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 34,208 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 2 ’25, 4:30 PMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 280,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 30,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to May 15 ’25, 10:00 PMTown of Front Royal WWTP · Bypass · 4.6 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to May 14 ’25, 7:00 AMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 310,000 gallons in all mapended
to Feb 7 ’25, 8:00 AMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 300,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (8 here) · 2025 (11 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: Town of Front Royal WWTP.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · South Fork Shenandoah River on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

19 records linked to this water. Updated .