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
Water Trail Signs!
Thanks to Randy Kesling, Guardians Board member, and Martin Christ, WVDEP Northern Basin Coordinator, the first two of our West Fork River Water Trail signs were installed Monday. Guardians created the Water Trail in 2014. The sign project was funded by our 2024 Stream Partners grant. Trail logo and sign were designed by Riley Krumenacker,…
Browns Creek Cleanup
We walked about a mile of the South Harrison Rail Trail along Browns Creek on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The creek is hard to access for much of it – and there are still tires, a couch, and larger trash that we were unable to collect.
Regular Meeting Wednesday 15 Apr 2026
The Guardians Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 15 Apr 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 progress on Lambert Run Site 7, designing new signs at Lambert Run,…
WV Make It Shine – Browns Creek
Spend a spring afternoon cleaning up Browns Creek and the South Harrison Rail Trail! Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1-3 p.m. Gloves, trash pickers, and hi-vis vests provided. We will clean up along the creek and trail from the mouth at Two Licks Road (across from the bridge to Clarksburg Country Club) to the Mount Clare…
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