Monitoring Reports

Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2024-11-19)
Today, CO-OP is suspending its daily drought monitoring and reporting. This phase of CO-OP’s drought response is triggered when daily Potomac River flow at the USGS’s Point of Rocks gage falls below 2000 cubic feet per second (cfs). Yesterday’s flow rose above that threshold. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the average basin rainfall may be up to 0.5 inches over the next 3 days. We will continue to monitor conditions closely and we will resume daily drought monitoring if needed. 

Situational Awareness (Monday, 2024-11-18)
While the daily average flow at Point of Rocks has just crossed the 2000 cfs drought monitoring threshold (at 2020 cfs), ICPRB’s CO-OP Section will continue daily monitoring for the time being to ensure that the flow at Point of Rocks will remain above said threshold for an extended period of time. No appreciable rainfall is expected in the basin over the next 24 hours according to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions. Over the next 3 days, the average basin rainfall may be around 0.25 inches. 

Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2024-11-17)
The current flow at Point of Rocks is 2,090 cfs, but yesterday's daily average flow remains below the 2,000 cfs drought monitoring threshold. The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center forecasts steady or gradually receding river levels, with 0.2 inches of rain expected in the next 24-72 hours and 0.7 inches over the week.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2024-11-16)
Trace amounts of rainfall are expected over the next three days according to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.7 inches of rain in the basin.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Friday, 2024-11-15)
Approximately 0.26 inches of rain has fallen in the basin over the past 24 hours.  According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 24 hours may see 0.2 inches of rain. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.7 inches of rain in the basin.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2024-11-13)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 24 hours may see 0 inches of rain. Over the next 3 to 5 days, the average basin rainfall may be around 0.5 inches. 

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2024-11-12)
Potomac River flow has steadied in response to the recent rainfall, and a modest amount of rain is again expected in the coming days. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, average cumulative precipitation is predicted to be around 0.2 inches over the next three days and 0.3 inches over the next week.

Special Conditions
None

Recent basin-wide average precipitation (above Little Falls):

Situational Awareness (Monday, 2024-11-11)
Over the past 24 hours, approximately 0.2 inches of rain fell across the basin. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 72 hours may see 0.2 inches of rain. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.3 inches of rain in the basin.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2024-11-10)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 24 hours may see 0.1 inches of rain in the basin. Over the next 3 days, the average basin rainfall may be around 0.3 inches. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.4 inches of rain in the basin.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2024-11-09)
Dry conditions persist throughout the Potomac basin. Yesterday’s Potomac River flow at the US Geological Survey’s Point of Rocks gage was 1790 cfs (cubic feet per second), just above the 20th percentile flow of 1740 cfs for that day of the year. According to Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, a modest amount of rainfall is expected in the coming days: 0.3 inches over the next 3 days and 0.6 inches over the coming week.