South Fork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Warren County VA (FROV2)
Gage Location: Warren County, VirginiaSite Location: Warren County, Virginia
Latitude: 38.914Longitude: -78.211Elevation: 469.38 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 1634 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 12 ft. Moderate Stage: 14 ft.Major Stage: 18 ft.
First Flood: 1901-04-21Last Flood: 2011-04-18 Crest: 15.67 ft.Datum change: 1930-09-01Number of Floods: 48

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
12 ft to 13 ft919.112 ft or above 47100.0
13 ft to 14 ft817.013 ft or above 3880.9
14 ft to 15 ft510.614 ft or above 3063.8
15 ft to 16 ft612.815 ft or above 2553.2
16 ft to 17 ft24.316 ft or above 1940.4
17 ft to 18 ft36.417 ft or above 1736.2
18 ft to 19 ft48.518 ft or above 1429.8
19 ft to 20 ft12.119 ft or above 1021.3
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 919.1
21 ft to 22 ft12.121 ft or above 919.1
22 ft to 23 ft12.122 ft or above 817.0
23 ft to 24 ft24.323 ft or above 714.9
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 510.6
25 ft to 26 ft12.125 ft or above 510.6
26 ft to 27 ft12.126 ft or above 48.5
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 36.4
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 36.4
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 36.4
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 36.4
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 36.4
32 ft to 33 ft24.332 ft or above 36.4
33 ft to 34 ft00.033 ft or above 12.1
34 ft to 35 ft12.134 ft or above 12.1
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
12 ft to 13 ft920.012 ft or above 45100.0
13 ft to 14 ft715.613 ft or above 3680.0
14 ft to 15 ft511.114 ft or above 2964.4
15 ft to 16 ft613.315 ft or above 2453.3
16 ft to 17 ft24.416 ft or above 1840.0
17 ft to 18 ft36.717 ft or above 1635.6
18 ft to 19 ft48.918 ft or above 1328.9
19 ft to 20 ft12.219 ft or above 920.0
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 817.8
21 ft to 22 ft12.221 ft or above 817.8
22 ft to 23 ft12.222 ft or above 715.6
23 ft to 24 ft12.223 ft or above 613.3
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 511.1
25 ft to 26 ft12.225 ft or above 511.1
26 ft to 27 ft12.226 ft or above 48.9
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 36.7
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 36.7
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 36.7
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 36.7
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 36.7
32 ft to 33 ft24.432 ft or above 36.7
33 ft to 34 ft00.033 ft or above 12.2
34 ft to 35 ft12.234 ft or above 12.2





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013