Flow at the Point of Rocks gage increased slightly over night due to small amounts of rain in the area. Trace amounts of precipitation were seen yesterday in an area reaching from Jefferson County, WV to downstream of the Washington metro area and over a small portion of the South Fork Shenandoah River. Both the 48-hour forecast from the River Forecast Center and the 5-day National Weather Service QPF are predicting no accumulated precipitation over their respective forecast periods in the Potomac basin.
Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 08/26: 710 MGD (1100 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 08/27: 720 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1120 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 08/26: 980 MGD (1520 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 08/27: 1030 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (1600 cfs)
Net Potomac Production (08/26/10):
FW Corbalis raw water withdrawal (Potomac): 114 MGD
WSSC Potomac Production: 134 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 168 MGD
Total Potomac demand: 416 MGD