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Murderkill River
USGS · 01484085
MURDERKILL RIVER
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MURDERKILL RIVER AT BOWERS, DE

BOWERS, DE39.0583°N, -75.3976°W
AIR TEMP
82°F
WIND
0mph W
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

18.2in

-16% vs normal

18.21 in of precipitation so far this year, 16% below the 30-year normal of 21.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

18.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.4–26.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-16%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 4.01" · normal 3.32" (2.2–4.8)
Jan
Feb: 2.90" · normal 3.21" (1.7–5.0)
Feb
Mar: 2.50" · normal 4.21" (2.3–7.3)
Mar
Apr: 2.08" · normal 3.40" (2.3–4.5)
Apr
May: 3.46" · normal 3.56" (1.2–5.8)
May
Jun: 3.10" · normal 3.58" (2.0–5.4)
Jun
Jul: 0.17" (so far)· normal 4.13" (2.2–6.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.28" (1.6–6.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.39" (1.4–7.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.97" (1.6–6.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.06" (1.1–5.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.90" (1.9–5.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:21 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
101°
77°
SUN
90°
74°
MON
89°
72°
TUE
83°
71°
WED
80°
68°
THU
94°
68°
FRI
86°
72°
TIME
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph NW
G 18 mph
8
G18
NW
8
G12
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9
G12
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5
G9
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8
G12
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8
G12
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7
G11
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G11
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6
G12
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G12
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29
G51
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G14
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5
G7
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8
G13
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5
G10
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6
G11
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9
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11
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8
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9
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9
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6
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6
G10
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7
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3
G11
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2
G24
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7
G24
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12
G22
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10
G20
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17
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14
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9
G12
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4
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2
G4
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6
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5
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3
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5
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PRECIP
chance %
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8%
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8%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
4%
99%
58%
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100%
4%
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100%
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100%
59%
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100%
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100%
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67%
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11%
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0%
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20%
77%
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100%
69%
82%
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79%
98%
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68%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1015
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT13H 8M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated

Station Location

39.0583, -75.3976
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 07:22 UTC
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