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Tree-lined green river with sunset clouds

Current River Conditions
and Ten Day Forecasts

How’s My Waterway?

Water quality in our local watershed by zipcode
Information on swimming, eating fish, and aquatic life
Restoration and protection efforts
Discharge permits
Identified Issues (impairments and discharge violations)
Local drinking water information
Water monitoring information

Travel the West Fork

Virtual tour of the river from Earthviews and the Izaak Walton League, photographed by the Guardians.

Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation in Lambert Run

A dive into what remediation really looks like at our remediation site, by WV Water Research Institute


Latest Posts

Come Paddle!

Clarksburg Water Board is producing a video to promote our water and river. They would like to film kayakers on the river, next Monday evening (August 31), if possible. Please email admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org if you can come paddle, 6 p.m. at the Clarksburg VA Park boat ramp.

Regular Meeting Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

The Guardians Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 19 August 2026, at the Clarksburg Water Board and online. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to attend online, please email admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org for an invitation. We will be discussing our progress on Lambert Run Site 7 and Site 8. Site 7…

Regular Meeting Wednesday 15 July 2026

The Guardians Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 15 July 2026, at the Clarksburg Water Board and online. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to attend online, please email admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org for an invitation. We will be discussing our progress on Lambert Run Site 7. We awarded the contract to…

Introducing Ganga Nakarmi

Ganga Nakarmi will be working with the Guardians in July and August under our Ohio River Valley Participatory Fund grant. She will be working on our asset map of existing community resources people, places, past and current water and ecology projects, plans, and research in the watershed. She will also be reaching out to set…

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