Waterlands
Potomac River
USGS · 01610000
POTOMAC RIVER
USGS · 01610000LIVE

POTOMAC RIVER AT PAW PAW, WV

ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD39.5389°N, -78.4556°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
753cfs
GAUGE HT
3.98ft
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
3mph S
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
753cfs 49.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 661–895 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
810cfs
PERIOD LOW
753cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.98ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
95°
71°
MON
89°
71°
TUE
82°
69°
WED
72°
67°
THU
94°
66°
FRI
90°
69°
SAT
80°
67°
TIME
SUN
5
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TUE
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FRI
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
72°
mild
72°
71°
73°
76°
81°
85°
89°
91°
93°
95°
86°
81°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SSE
3
SSE
2
E
3
ENE
3
G5
NNE
2
G3
N
1
G2
NW
1
G3
NW
3
G4
WNW
4
G10
W
2
G8
NW
10
G16
SSW
8
G11
ENE
7
G10
ENE
7
G10
ESE
7
G15
ESE
3
G4
N
2
SE
2
G18
S
6
G11
SW
3
G8
NNE
4
G11
E
2
G6
WSW
1
G7
S
3
G4
SSE
4
SE
1
ESE
3
G5
ENE
3
G7
ESE
2
G4
S
1
G4
S
1
G4
SSW
1
G6
SSW
3
G7
SE
3
G6
SE
13
G18
NNW
9
G14
NNE
4
G5
ENE
4
G6
S
4
G5
S
2
ESE
2
G3
S
1
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
3
E
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
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3
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3
G4
ENE
4
G5
NE
3
G5
NE
2
G3
ENE
2
G3
E
2
G3
ESE
2
ESE
3
ESE
3
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4
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4
ESE
3
E
3
G6
SE
2
G5
SE
3
G4
E
3
E
3
G4
E
3
G4
ESE
3
G6
ESE
3
G6
ESE
2
G6
ESE
3
E
2
G3
E
2
G3
ESE
2
G3
E
2
G3
E
2
G3
E
2
G3
ESE
2
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2
G3
ESE
3
G4
ESE
3
G6
ESE
3
G7
ESE
3
G7
ESE
3
G7
SE
3
G5
ESE
2
G5
ESE
2
G4
ESE
2
G5
ESE
2
E
1
G2
SE
1
G2
SE
1
SSE
2
S
3
SSW
3
G4
SSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
SW
2
G4
WSW
3
G6
WSW
4
G6
WSW
4
G9
WSW
6
G12
WSW
5
G14
WSW
9
G15
W
10
G15
W
11
G16
W
11
G16
W
10
G15
W
8
G11
W
5
G6
W
3
W
2
G3
WSW
3
G4
SW
4
G5
SW
4
G5
SW
PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
3%
4%
6%
7%
10%
7%
10%
16%
24%
48%
39%
37%
38%
39%
29%
27%
25%
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35%
20%
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14%
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17%
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28%
89%
89%
89%
89%
89%
89%
77%
77%
77%
77%
77%
77%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
31%
31%
31%
31%
31%
31%
66%
66%
66%
66%
66%
66%
39%
39%
39%
39%
39%
39%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
27%
27%
27%
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27%
17%
17%
17%
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17%
17%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
14%
14%
14%
14%
CLOUDS
cover %
33%
few
33%
6%
100%
100%
100%
78%
4%
17%
5%
35%
100%
95%
67%
94%
100%
43%
9%
100%
100%
100%
100%
38%
9%
0%
12%
87%
24%
12%
100%
100%
84%
100%
100%
100%
100%
44%
100%
100%
92%
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90%
100%
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100%
59%
75%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
83%
43%
81%
83%
100%
100%
21%
20%
19%
18%
18%
16%
0%
0%
0%
0%
32%
8%
15%
25%
38%
59%
83%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
995
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:52 AM
SUNSET
08:44 PM
14H 52M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

39.5389, -78.4556
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:15 UTC
Site #01610000·USGS

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