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PATUXENT RIVER

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PATUXENT RIVER BELOW BRIGHTON DAM NEAR BRIGHTON,MD

MARYLAND39.1922°N, -77.0044°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

65.2cfs

GAUGE HT

1.79ft

AIR TEMP

90°F

WIND

6mph WNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

65.2cfs 34.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 57–77 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

68.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

65.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.79ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

103°

78°

SUN

99°

76°

MON

79°

68°

TUE

74°

64°

WED

83°

59°

THU

91°

67°

FRI

92°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

101°

mild

101°

102°

103°

84°

81°

82°

81°

79°

80°

79°

78°

77°

81°

84°

87°

89°

92°

95°

97°

98°

99°

97°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

73°

74°

76°

77°

74°

71°

77°

79°

77°

75°

72°

69°

68°

66°

65°

66°

67°

69°

71°

73°

74°

73°

71°

72°

70°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

61°

65°

69°

73°

76°

79°

80°

82°

83°

82°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph WSW

G 15 mph

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

G33

G14

WSW

G13

SSW

G13

NNW

G14

G15

G12

NNE

G10

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

G16

ESE

G16

ESE

WNW

G20

WNW

G20

G12

G17

G12

ENE

G15

G18

G19

SSE

G16

G14

ENE

G12

NNE

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

G15

G17

G18

NNE

G20

G21

G20

NNE

G19

NNE

G20

G21

G20

G18

NNE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G11

ESE

SSW

SSE

G12

G15

G17

G18

G19

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

17%

30%

26%

15%

22%

18%

20%

26%

22%

20%

13%

16%

25%

22%

36%

47%

49%

83%

30%

58%

74%

72%

44%

23%

33%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

96%

100%

83%

53%

100%

32%

99%

100%

81%

91%

66%

100%

58%

90%

91%

100%

22%

100%

94%

100%

83%

100%

89%

51%

100%

25%

72%

22%

83%

53%

50%

97%

100%

68%

100%

96%

70%

100%

82%

72%

100%

10%

71%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:47 AM

SUNSET

08:37 PM

14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT6H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

78% illuminated

Station Location

39.1922, -77.0044

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 13:39 UTC

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