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Nanticoke River
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NANTICOKE RIVER
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NANTICOKE RIVER NEAR BRIDGEVILLE, DE

SUSSEX COUNTY, DE38.7283°N, -75.5619°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
13.5cfs
GAUGE HT
3.63ft
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
5mph SW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
13.5cfs 68.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 1116 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
13.9cfs
PERIOD LOW
13.2cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.63ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.7in

≈ normal

19.69 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.62 in).

YTD Total

19.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.6–26.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.67" · normal 3.35" (2.4–4.5)
Jan
Feb: 3.18" · normal 3.24" (1.7–5.0)
Feb
Mar: 2.66" · normal 4.19" (2.3–7.2)
Mar
Apr: 2.26" · normal 3.39" (2.3–4.8)
Apr
May: 3.68" · normal 3.51" (1.3–5.6)
May
Jun: 4.22" · normal 3.55" (2.0–5.7)
Jun
Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 4.45" (2.3–7.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.55" (1.8–7.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.29" (1.1–6.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.04" (1.6–6.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.07" (1.1–5.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.81" (2.0–5.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:05 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
104°
79°
SAT
105°
81°
SUN
98°
70°
MON
94°
72°
TUE
94°
74°
WED
92°
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
91°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NNW
G 12 mph
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
cover %
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28%
4%
0%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1015
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:42 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT11H 8M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated

Station Location

38.7283, -75.5619
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 09:22 UTC
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