Yesterday, Thursday September 15, I collected water samples to measure the E.coli levels in segment of Passage Creek that flows through the Elizabeth Furnace Day Use Recreational area. This was in preparation for the US Forest Service and @ShenandoahRiverkeeper RioPalooza event being held tomorrow, Saturday Sept. 17. As a reference point, the FOSR uses […]
The E. coli levels at 3 of the 12 sites tested on Thursday, September 8, 2022, exceeded the 235 E. coli CFU/100 mL threshold for recreational use. These three sites were; Fw35 – Main-stem Shenandoah River along the stream-bank at Morgan’s Ford public boat landing in Warren County, VA. The water level and flow in […]
When collecting a water sample on 09.01.2022 at Site FSDR – North Fork Shenandoah River, Deer Rapids PBR, Shenandoah County, VA for the FOSR’s Summer E. coli Testing Program, I observed Algal Mats. The post Algal Mats spotted on North Fork Shenandoah River, Deer Rapids Public Boat Ramp appeared first on FOSR.
Today, the volume of water flowing through the South Fork of the Shenandoah River at the Front Royal PBL in Warren County VA is below the 91-year median daily statistic. The post Decreasing Volume of Water Flowing in the Shenandoah River South Fork appeared first on FOSR.
The E. coli levels at 2 of the 12 sites tested on Thursday, September 1, 2022, did exceeded the 235 E. coli CFU/100 mL threshold for recreational use. These two sites were FC05, Lockes Landing PBL Main-stem Shenandoah River in Clarke County VA FW36 Manassas Run above the confluence with Main-stem Shenandoah River at Morgan’s […]
The E. coli levels at all of the 13 sites tested on Thursday, August 25, 2022, did not exceeded the 235 E. coli CFU/100 mL threshold for recreational use. I was unable to collect a water sample at the Opequon Creek site because access was blocked by down tress and brush. https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FOSR-2022-Summer-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-through-08.25.2022.pdf As a reference […]
The E. coli levels at all of the 14 sites tested on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, did not exceeded the 235 E. coli CFU/100 mL threshold for recreational use. https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FOSR-2022-Summer-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-through-08.17.2022.pdf As a reference point, the FOSR uses the Virginia water-quality standard prior to October 2019 which was a single sample threshold of 235 E. coli […]
Of the 14 sites tested on Tuesday, August 02, 2022, one exceeded the 235 E. coli CFU/100 mL threshold for recreational use. The site that exceeded was: FCOC – Opequon Creek, Clarke County, VA, E. coli 461.1 MPN CFU per 100 mL of sample https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FOSR-2022-Summer-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-through-08.02.2022.pdf As a reference point, the FOSR uses the Virginia water-quality […]
On July 20, 2022 while collecting water samples we observed what appeared to be a mix of green algae and aquatic vegetation in the North Fork Shenandoah River at the Strasburg Park and Deer Rapids public boat landings in Shenandoah County, VA.. Your help is needed in reporting the status of algae blooms in the […]
The “new” White House/Salem public boat landing on the east side, river right, of the South Fork Shenandoah River in Page County, VA, is now open. The new ramp is located just left, south, of the east and west bound Rt. 211 bridges off Kauffmans Mill Road (Rt. 646) west of Luray. The temporary […]