USGS · 01651003

NORTHWEST BRANCH

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NORTHWEST BRANCH ANACOSTIA RIVER AT BRENTWOOD, MD

MARYLAND38.9490°N, -76.9562°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5.35cfs

GAUGE HT

0.97ft

WATER TEMP

28°F

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

2mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5.35cfs 75.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–7 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6.53cfs

PERIOD LOW

5.35cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.97ft

Water Temperature

28.1°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

98°

76°

MON

90°

75°

TUE

80°

72°

WED

79°

70°

THU

96°

70°

FRI

99°

76°

SAT

86°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

78°

80°

83°

87°

91°

94°

96°

97°

98°

97°

87°

84°

82°

81°

80°

79°

78°

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82°

84°

88°

90°

89°

88°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

74°

75°

77°

79°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

70°

71°

75°

76°

77°

79°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

74°

78°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

94°

91°

89°

86°

83°

81°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

0mph E

NNE

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G30

SSE

SSW

G12

NNW

G10

G16

ENE

G17

ENE

G16

G13

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G17

SSE

G10

ENE

G16

ENE

G14

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G11

G13

G14

G15

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

G14

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

ENE

ESE

G11

G12

G13

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

G10

G11

WSW

G12

G13

G14

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

23%

30%

32%

33%

44%

38%

29%

25%

20%

19%

12%

13%

12%

13%

16%

34%

59%

78%

56%

25%

55%

41%

13%

21%

19%

10%

17%

33%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

90%

overcast

90%

40%

32%

100%

74%

24%

39%

100%

96%

100%

97%

96%

100%

90%

98%

100%

95%

93%

99%

100%

71%

100%

89%

48%

76%

100%

99%

100%

82%

54%

100%

93%

92%

91%

89%

84%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1013

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

08:36 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

38.9490, -76.9562

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:40 UTC

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