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POTOMAC RIVER

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POTOMAC RIVER AT HANCOCK, MD

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD39.6976°N, -78.1779°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

887cfs

GAUGE HT

3.17ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

2mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

887cfs 53.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 778–1,052 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

993cfs

PERIOD LOW

887cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.17ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

70°

MON

87°

71°

TUE

81°

68°

WED

70°

67°

THU

95°

65°

FRI

91°

68°

SAT

82°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

72°

74°

78°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

76°

80°

77°

80°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

83°

85°

87°

84°

76°

79°

82°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

72°

74°

77°

79°

81°

80°

77°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

69°

67°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

71°

75°

82°

85°

88°

92°

94°

95°

94°

90°

85°

80°

78°

77°

76°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NE

NNW

ESE

ENE

G26

SSW

G13

SSE

ESE

NNW

G12

ESE

WNW

NNW

SSE

ESE

G13

NNW

NNE

ESE

G17

G14

G11

ENE

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

G11

ESE

G11

G10

G12

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

SSW

WSW

G11

WSW

G14

WSW

G14

G15

WSW

G15

G16

G17

G16

G12

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

17%

41%

57%

43%

41%

32%

22%

33%

22%

28%

17%

18%

17%

15%

16%

14%

18%

19%

29%

72%

83%

45%

42%

65%

38%

23%

36%

26%

18%

15%

37%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

56%

partly

56%

14%

100%

96%

36%

23%

98%

100%

41%

10%

100%

75%

63%

58%

100%

82%

100%

95%

100%

71%

100%

73%

100%

98%

100%

66%

81%

100%

93%

100%

80%

85%

57%

52%

94%

100%

25%

18%

16%

17%

18%

24%

13%

36%

33%

41%

47%

56%

71%

88%

100%

99%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

39.6976, -78.1779

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:30 UTC

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