Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2025-09-07)
Potomac River flows are holding steady due to recent light rainfall. Though more rain is expected in the DC metro region today, the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predicts no appreciable precipitation in the Potomac watershed above Little Falls over the next 3 days.
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Daily flows:
Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2025-09-06)
Potomac River flows continue to decline. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, average rainfall in the Potomac watershed yesterday was negligible and approximately 1/4 inch is expected over the next 24 hours.
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Situational Awareness (Friday, 2025-09-05)
Potomac River flow is holding steady. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, there was light rainfall in most areas of the watershed yesterday, and accumulations of 0.10 to 0.50 inches are expected in most areas during the next 3 days.
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Daily flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2025-09-04: 1008 MGD (1560 cfs)
Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2025-09-04)
River flows continue to slowly decline. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no appreciable rain fell in the watershed over the past 3 days. But forecasts indicate that the watershed will receive approximately 1/2 inch of rain over the next 3 days.
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Daily flows:
Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2025-09-03)
Dry conditions persist. According to Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, average basin rainfall may be around 0.2 inches over the next 3 days.
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Recent basin-wide average precipitation (above Little Falls):
Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2025-09-02):
CO-OP is initiating daily drought monitoring and reporting today because Potomac River flow at the US Geological Survey’s gage at Point of Rocks, Maryland, has fallen below 2,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), CO-OP's daily monitoring threshold.
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.
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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.
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