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NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV

GARRETT COUNTY, MD39.4451°N, -79.1108°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

341cfs

GAUGE HT

3.24ft

WATER TEMP

15°F

AIR TEMP

94°F

WIND

5mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

341cfs 21.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 259–351 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

346cfs

PERIOD LOW

280cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.24ft

Water Temperature

14.8°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

74°

SAT

98°

74°

SUN

94°

67°

MON

82°

66°

TUE

90°

67°

WED

88°

66°

THU

92°

69°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

96°

mild

96°

95°

94°

92°

88°

85°

84°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

78°

83°

87°

91°

94°

95°

97°

98°

97°

91°

78°

79°

80°

74°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

77°

81°

87°

92°

87°

90°

94°

92°

73°

70°

72°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

68°

67°

66°

68°

70°

74°

73°

77°

81°

82°

81°

80°

76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

75°

80°

84°

86°

88°

90°

82°

85°

82°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

68°

70°

74°

78°

84°

87°

88°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph W

G 10 mph

G10

G11

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

SSE

WNW

G10

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G28

G30

WSW

G20

WNW

G12

NNE

G22

WSW

G37

G16

G18

ENE

SSW

NNW

G26

ESE

G23

SSE

G22

SSW

SSE

G12

ESE

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

G17

G18

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

19%

17%

24%

20%

81%

68%

29%

37%

82%

51%

19%

33%

53%

33%

13%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

18%

64%

50%

11%

88%

100%

96%

100%

92%

100%

58%

100%

97%

100%

90%

66%

100%

18%

14%

31%

11%

100%

59%

100%

10%

100%

82%

100%

43%

100%

52%

67%

87%

100%

93%

63%

24%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:54 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT3H 46M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

39.4451, -79.1108

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:01 UTC

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