Modest relief from the dry conditions may be on the way - the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predicts accumulations of 0.1 to 1.0 inches of rain in the basin over the next 24 hours.
Recent basin-wide average precipitation (above Little Falls):
(based on CO-OP's Low Flow Forecast System analysis of Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC) gridded multisensor precipitation estimates)
Yesterday's area-weighted average basin precip: 0.10929 (inches)
Past 3-day cumulative area-weighted average basin precip: 0.11219 (inches)
Past 7-day cumulative area-weighted average basin precip: 0.4966 (inches)
Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2019-10-06: 1092 MGD (1690 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 2019-10-07: 1034 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1600 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 2019-10-06: 1209 MGD (1870 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 2019-10-07: 1189 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1840 cfs)
Yesterday's Net Potomac withdrawal (2019-10-06):
FW Corbalis withdrawal (Potomac): 108 MGD
WSSC Potomac withdrawal: 121 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 142 MGD
Loudoun withdrawal: 10 MGD
Total Potomac withdrawal: 381 MGD