Potomac River

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD

Frederick County, Maryland · USGS 01638500

Updated Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

STREAMFLOW

1,600 ft³/s

↓ Falling 9.1% in last 24h

GAUGE HEIGHT

1.22 ft

↓ Falling 6.2% in last 24h

WATER TEMPERATURE

79.5°F (26.4°C)

Latest available reading

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Current flow is 20% below the historical median for this date.

The historical median streamflow for this calendar date is 2,010 ft³/s. Water Intel compares the latest reading with USGS day-of-year statistics where available.

RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream

County: Frederick County

Drainage area: 9,651 mi²

Current measurements: 7

DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

Water Intel organizes provisional public monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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CURRENT MEASUREMENTS

Latest available readings

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

8.4 pH Units

Streamflow

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

1,600 ft³/s

Specific conductance

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

395 µS/cm

Gage height

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

1.22 ft

Water temperature

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

79.5°F (26.4°C)

Turbidity

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

1.3 _FNU

Dissolved oxygen

Sep 18, 1:55 PM EDT

9.1 mg/L