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Birch Branch
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BIRCH BRANCH
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BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL, MD

OCEAN CITY, MD38.4093°N, -75.2124°W Updated 10 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1cfs
GAUGE HT
3.18ft
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
7mph ENE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
1cfs 45.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 11 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
5cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
90%
last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.18ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
72°
MON
83°
66°
TUE
86°
64°
WED
96°
67°
THU
97°
74°
FRI
90°
70°
SAT
85°
69°
TIME
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
14mph ENE
G 20 mph
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G20
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11
G15
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G15
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4
G13
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3
G12
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4
G12
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4
G13
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3
G11
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3
G11
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3
G10
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4
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3
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4
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7
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7
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9
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4
G12
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4
G13
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5
G13
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4
G10
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4
G9
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3
G5
SSE
4
G5
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1
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5
NNW
4
NNW
5
N
3
G4
NNE
3
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3
ESE
3
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4
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6
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7
SSE
7
SSE
8
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9
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9
G16
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8
G18
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7
G19
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7
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8
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6
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7
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10
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G18
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11
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8
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8
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G12
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6
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5
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6
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8
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6
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4
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4
G12
SW
6
G16
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7
G18
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5
G18
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6
G17
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8
G15
NNE
6
G9
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6
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3
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3
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4
G5
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6
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7
G13
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PRECIP
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10%
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CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
8%
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42%
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17%
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40%
33%
47%
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80%
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94%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1020
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:47 AM
SUNSET
08:25 PM
14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated

Station Location

38.4093, -75.2124
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
Site #0148471320·USGS

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