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Foster Branch
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FOSTER BRANCH NEAR JOPPATOWNE, MD

HARFORD COUNTY, MD39.4085°N, -76.3426°W Updated 42 min ago
FLOW RATE
0.58cfs
GAUGE HT
1.85ft
WATER TEMP
78°F
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
0.58cfs 8.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 00 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
0.6cfs
PERIOD LOW
0.28cfs
RUNNABLE
0%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.85ft

Water Temperature

77.9°F
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

24.4in

≈ normal

24.45 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.48 in).

YTD Total

24.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.0–29.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.09" · normal 3.16" (2.0–4.3)
Jan
Feb: 1.99" · normal 2.89" (1.9–4.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.70" · normal 4.05" (1.8–6.3)
Mar
Apr: 2.86" · normal 3.55" (2.1–5.5)
Apr
May: 5.48" · normal 3.60" (1.4–5.8)
May
Jun: 4.26" · normal 3.69" (1.7–6.6)
Jun
Jul: 3.07" (so far)· normal 3.92" (2.0–6.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.79" (1.4–6.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.65" (1.5–7.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.85" (1.5–6.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.10" (1.4–5.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.83" (1.8–6.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo15:13 UTC
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Station Location

39.4085, -76.3426
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 22:05 UTC
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