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BIRCH BRANCH

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BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL, MD

WORCESTER COUNTY, MD38.4093°N, -75.2124°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

2.35cfs

GAUGE HT

3.68ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

10mph NW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2.35cfs 148.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–4 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

21.7cfs

PERIOD LOW

1.67cfs

RUNNABLE

15%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.68ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

62°

THU

84°

62°

FRI

92°

66°

SAT

82°

70°

SUN

82°

70°

MON

79°

65°

TUE

82°

64°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

81°

79°

77°

76°

74°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

66°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

83°

81°

79°

77°

75°

72°

69°

67°

66°

67°

68°

72°

76°

80°

84°

87°

89°

90°

92°

91°

85°

78°

77°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

81°

82°

80°

79°

78°

74°

71°

70°

71°

70°

73°

75°

77°

78°

80°

82°

79°

77°

76°

74°

72°

70°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

73°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NW

G 8 mph

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

G11

SSE

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G13

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

G17

G19

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

G19

G23

SSW

G21

SSW

G16

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

G12

SSW

G12

G14

G28

G10

SSW

G12

WSW

SSW

NNW

G11

NNE

SSW

SSE

SSW

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

G12

G13

G12

G11

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

26%

60%

54%

39%

52%

36%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

25%

100%

91%

98%

100%

72%

26%

100%

58%

100%

87%

90%

100%

81%

100%

68%

100%

61%

73%

47%

76%

68%

100%

95%

100%

85%

100%

96%

100%

94%

85%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1015

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT5H 20M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

38.4093, -75.2124

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 15:08 UTC

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